Yesterday, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai recommended the approval of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, marking it ready for approval by the full commission. In a letter sent to his colleagues, Chairman Pai expressed his “hope that [his] colleagues will vote to approve it.” Chairman Pai…
President Trump Holds Off on Placing New Tariffs on Certain Products from China
August 13, 2019
Today, the office of the United States Trade Representative announced some “products imported from China… are being removed from the tariff list.” The new tariffs, which would have gone into effect on September 1st, were for “an additional 10 percent tariff” on top of the existing tariffs already in place.…
New President Trump Rule Will Change Who Can Legally Immigrate to United States
August 12, 2019
Today, President Trump unveiled a new rule which will change who can legally immigrate to the United States and which legal immigrants can stay in the United States. The new rule will amend current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) procedure to “determine whether an alien applying for admission or adjustment…
Agreement Reached in Sudan, But United States Not Ready to Remove Sudan from Terrorism Supporter List
August 7, 2019
This past weekend, the military leaders of Sudan and the people’s opposition, led by the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), reached an agreement towards forming a new constitution. The agreement outlines a 39 month transitional period, under which a “sovereignty council,” comprising five members of the military leaders (Transitional…