House Oversight Committee chair opens probe into USTR digital shift

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is launching an investigation into the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s consultations on a decision to withdraw longstanding U.S. positions on digital trade at the World Trade Organization – and demanding a slew of records on communications about digital trade with progressive groups after an earlier request went largely unfulfilled, according to the panel chair. Chair James Comer (R-KY) announced the investigation and called for the documents in a March 4 letter to...