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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering Washington trade lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to lead the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), according to people familiar with the matter, a key post in the U.S.-China tech war. Kessler, a partner at the law firm of…
By Jarrett Renshaw and Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China, according to a document seen by Reuters. The recommendations,…
By Jarrett Renshaw, Rachael Levy and Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla (NASDAQ:) , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government’s ability to investigate and regulate the…
By Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s transition team is considering canceling the U.S. Postal Service’s contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles, according to three sources familiar with the plans. The move, which could be unveiled…
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U.S. coast and on federal lands, according to two…
