The U.S. Trade Representative Office opened sweeping Section 301 investigations into 60 countries over their failures to ban the importation of goods produced with forced labor. Under the Trade Act, Section 301(b) targets unfair trade practices from abroad that are deemed unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or otherwise restrict U.S. commerce. The Trump administration believes […]

Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets, when we hand over proceedings to two strategists for their take on the president’s week and what it all means. Donald Trump’s week has been dominated by the war in Iran (or “excursion” if you like), questions about who knew what about the strike that destroyed a school […]

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would like to see Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison take over CNN, and possibly dictate its future news coverage, in the entertainment company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. His remarks were part of a broader attack on the “fake news” media as he held a press conference on the […]

European leaders presented a united front in criticizing the U.S. decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil to lessen the impact of the Iran war on global energy markets. European leaders have been divided on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran but are united in their desire to continue a maximum pressure campaign against Russia over […]