Tag: Biden Administration

March 13, 2023

The Biden administration approved the massive Willow oil-drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic over the objections of environmentalists and many Democrats who wanted the project scuttled. The green light means Houston-based ConocoPhillips can start construction on its roughly $7 billion […]

October 16, 2022

It’s a shift in the use of export controls not seen since the Cold War, say the experts. The Biden administration on October 7 announced new unilateral restrictions on sales of super-specific, high-end semiconductors and semiconductor technology to China. They […]

June 16, 2022

The Biden administration, faced with an inflation rate that hasn’t been this high in years, is considering cutting the Section 301 import tariffs on goods from China. That might ease inflation, some White House advisers say. They’re in a tight […]

June 3, 2022

A Chinese-owned company bought an obscure chip factory in Britain last year. After Washington made it clear it opposed the purchase, the U.K. initiated a probe that could unwind the deal. Last week, U.K. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng triggered a […]

May 27, 2022

In a long-awaited speech, Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s approach to China Thursday, stressing that the United States is not seeking to ignite conflict, but instead executing a strategy he summarized as “invest, align, compete.” Though […]

April 8, 2022

Economists and analysts are skeptical that a Biden administration push to increase domestic manufacturing will have the White House’s intended effect of meaningfully taming inflation. Administration officials have said that increasing domestic manufacturing would insulate the U.S. from the kinds […]

February 3, 2022

The Biden administration is considering modifying tariffs on imports of solar panels from China. And lemme tell you: This would be a modification for the worse. These tariffs have been around since 2018 when the Trump White House first put […]

December 22, 2021

The relationship between the White House and U.S. oil companies has sunk to a new low at a moment when President Biden needs the industry most. Oil company executives have become openly frustrated with a Biden administration that spent months […]

December 6, 2021

Elon Musk took aim at a signature Biden administration legislative proposal and said China is adjusting to its growing position as a dominant world power in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The Tesla Inc. chief executive criticized federal […]

August 2, 2021

The Biden administration is expected to announce stricter fuel-efficiency standards for new cars and light trucks as early as this week, fulfilling a pledge to reset tailpipe-emission limits eased by former President Donald Trump. The new standards are expected to […]

June 8, 2021

The White House on Tuesday unveiled a report with new initiatives to shore up supply chains for critical resources like semiconductors, batteries, rare earth minerals and pharmaceuticals. This all-of-government approach could bear positive economic implications, create new American jobs, and […]

May 21, 2021

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration is exploring how to help semiconductor producers and buyers share supply chain information to alleviate the global chip supply crisis, and urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation to fund domestic production. “There’s […]

March 3, 2021

On Monday the Biden administration’s Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2021 Trade Policy Agenda and 2020 Annual Report, a product mandated by the Trade Act of 1974. In it, USTR lays out the current standing […]