Category: Executive Branch

TSMC Delays Arizona Factory Opening Due to Insufficient Skilled Local Talent

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, will delay production at its new Arizona chip plant to 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor. The year-long delay comes as trade relations between Washington and Beijing, have deteriorated over the past several years. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu broke the news to investors on a…


Biden Elevates CIA Director William Burns to Cabinet

Not many CIA directors serve as members of a U.S. president’s Cabinet. CIA Director William Burns will now be one of the few.  President Joe Biden, underscoring the confidence he holds in and how much he relies on Mr. Burns, announced on July 21 that the intelligence chief is now a Cabinet member. There is precedent for…


Chris Christie Says He Would Give Mexican President Ultimatum on Stopping Drug Cartels

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told South Carolina voters, that if elected president, he would give the president of Mexico 90 days to help stop the drug cartels in his country. “If I’m elected president on my first day, I will sign an executive order that sends the National Guard to the border,” Mr….


Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Challenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Chellenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Ramaswamy Unveils Plans to Eradicate FBI, Department of Education, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy detailed his vision for the administrative state at a New Hampshire town hall on July 20. Mr. Ramaswamy appeared on stage at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics to the strains of Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town.” The music video for Mr. Aldean’s song was pulled…


Biden’s National Security Advisor Sullivan Speaks at Aspen Security Forum

Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security advisor, participates in a fireside chat at the Aspen Security Forum at 2:30 p.m. ET on July 21. Edward Luce of the Financial Times moderates the event. …


LIVE NOW: Biden’s National Security Advisor Sullivan Speaks at Aspen Security Forum

Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security advisor, participates in a fireside chat at the Aspen Security Forum at 2:30 p.m. ET on July 21. Edward Luce of the Financial Times moderates the event. …


White House Says AI Companies Have Promised to Address ‘Bias and Discrimination’

The Biden administration has announced new voluntary commitments from seven major artificial intelligence (AI) companies, another milestone in the White House’s attempt to get ahead of the fast-moving technology. “This is pushing the envelope on what companies are doing and raising the standards for safety and security and trust of AI,” a senior White House…


Leading AI Companies Commit to Safeguards at Meeting With Biden

The Biden administration has announced new voluntary commitments from seven major artificial intelligence (AI) companies, another milestone in the White House’s attempt to get ahead of the fast-moving technology. “This is pushing the envelope on what companies are doing and raising the standards for safety and security and trust of AI,” a senior White House…