Jenny Leonard

Trump Team Weighs $1 Trillion for Infrastructure to Spur Economy

Apparently, the Trump administration is preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal. A preliminary version being prepared by the Department of Transportation would reserve most of the money for traditional infrastructure work, like roads and bridges, but would also set aside funds for 5G wireless infrastructure and rural broadband

How US Chipmakers Lobbied President Trump to Ease China's Huawei Ban

President Donald Trump’s decision to allow US companies to continue selling to Huawei followed an extensive lobbying campaign by the US semiconductor industry that argued the ban could hurt America’s economic and national security. In multiple high-level meetings and a letter to the Commerce Department, the companies argued for targeted action against Huawei instead of the blanket ban the Trump administration imposed in May.