Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is decrying the Trump administration’s move to pause penalties stemming from a Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding practices, saying the president “folded” in talks with Beijing instead of “holding China accountable.”
November 8, 2025
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The U.S. must delay implementation of its trade deal with the European Union until the bloc undertakes “substantial reforms” to its deforestation regulation, the Arkansas congressional delegation told U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday.
Congress and the Trump administration are working together to ensure the Jackson-Vanik amendment is repealed in the “near future,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Jim Risch (R-ID) said on Thursday.
Tariffs at the Supreme Court
Lawyers tracking the Supreme Court litigation over President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs, as well as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, say they expect the justices to accelerate their usual practice and decide the case by early 2026, or even the end of December.
The administration should establish an interagency working group that can recommend trade investigations to address unfair practices affecting U.S. specialty crop producers, according to a new bill from Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a 29-hour comment window to solicit feedback on its plan to suspend new port fees on Chinese ships following a recent deal struck by Washington and Beijing.
The U.S. Geological Survey has finalized its 2025 critical minerals list with 10 new elements, including metallurgical coal and phosphate, bringing the total to 60 that will receive special treatment from the government -- and could be subject to future national security-based tariffs.