Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil - POLITICO

Farm-state Republicans and MAGA populists are backing a diesel export ban, putting them at odds with an industry that has long been a GOP ally…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/diesel-export-fight-gop-big-oil-01090581

 

'Let's push prices down': Wright asks oil industry to curb exports

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — Energy Secretary Chris Wright is calling on the oil industry to voluntarily reduce diesel fuel exports in a bid to bring down prices domestically ahead of midterm elections. 

The former oil industry executive’s pitch in Pennsylvania comes a day after POLITICO reported the White House was preparing plans to impose a 90-day halt on exports of the fuel, which triggered an outcry in the U.S. oil industry and showed the pressure President Donald Trump’s administration is under from voters to address affordability issues…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/wright-seeking-voluntary-fuel-export-cuts-01092137

 

‘All hands on deck’: Oil industry rallies to keep Trump from stopping exports - POLITICO

Oil industry executives and White House officials, rattled by President Donald Trump’s growing criticisms of the sector, are making a renewed push to head off any move by the administration to curb U.S. petroleum exports, three people familiar with the effort said...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/oil-industry-prevent-trump-stopping-exports-01025641

 

China hits back at U.S. sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms | PBS News

The Commerce Ministry said that Chinese companies would be blocked from exporting "dual-use" items to the 10 companies, which include military drone makers and some involved in rare earth mining. Dual use refers to goods that can have military as well as non-military applications. 

The ministry said the export ban was both to safeguard China's national security and in response to what it called the U.S. government's "wrongful expansion of its so-called List of Chinese Military Companies."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/china-hits-back-at-u-s-sanctions-on-tech-giants-restricting-its-exports-to-american-defense-firms

 

Democrat Ro Khanna to introduce bill to stop US gasoline exports amid Iran war

Congressman says keeping gas supplies at home could lower costs for Americans amid price hikes sparked by war…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/ro-khanna-bill-stop-gas-exports-iran-war

 

The *REAL REASON * No One Wants US Beef

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9UFX1ikAE

Trump Aims to Boost Gas Exports. It’ll Probably Increase Your Electricity Bill. – Mother Jones

" Every single Trump action, especially on energy, is designed to raise prices for Americans and maximize profits for the fossil fuel industry," he said. "When you put the industry in charge of policy, the policy will reflect industry priorities."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/natural-gas-lng-exports-higher-power-bills-trump-fake-energy-emergency/

 

China bans exports of key microchip elements to US as trade tensions escalate

Gallium and germanium are used in semiconductors, while germanium is also used in infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells. Antimony is used in bullets and other weaponry, while graphite is the largest component by volume of electric vehicle batteries...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/04/us-china-microchips-export-bans-gallium-germanium

Putin’s attack on the grain deal was despicable. It also shows he’s desperate

Over the weekend, Russia signed a deal with Ukraine to allow grain exports to resume from three Ukrainian ports, thereby easing the global food crisis. Before the ink was dry, Russian forces fired precision missiles into the port of Odesa as grain was being readied for export...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/25/russia-attack-grain-deal-food-supplies-ukraine-nato

US exports of masks, PPE to China surged in early phase of coronavirus

U.S. exports of surgical masks, ventilators and other personal protective gear to China skyrocketed in January and February, when the coronavirus was wreaking havoc in the country where it began and as U.S. intelligence agencies warned it would soon spread. American companies sold more than $17.5 million worth of face masks, more than $13.6 million in surgical garments and more than $27.2 million in ventilators to China during the first two months of the year, far exceeding that of any other similar period in the past decade, according to the most recent foreign trade data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/04/02/us-exports-masks-ppe-china-surged-early-phase-coronavirus/5109747002/

The second virus shockwave is hitting China’s factories already - BLOOMBERG

​Since last week, emails from foreign clients have been flooding into export manager Grace Gao's in-box, asking to delay orders already made, putting goods ready to be shipped on hold until further notice, or asking for payment grace periods of up to two months.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/the-second-virus-shockwave-is-hitting-china-s-factories-already

One of America’s most successful exports is in trouble - The Washington Post: Opinion

Schools are taking in fewer international students, and it's a threat to our economy. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/one-of-americas-most-successful-exports-is-in-trouble/2018/12/13/f7234e8c-ff1b-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html

Donald Trump wrongly says U.S. is a net energy exporter | PolitiFact

In a 75-minute rally speech that revisited his response to the Charlottesville, Va., unrest and scolded the national media, President Donald Trump slid in a note of pride about the United States’ balance of trade in energy.....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/aug/23/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrongly-says-us-net-energy-exporte/

Trump "Considering" Intriguing New Way to Lie With Statistics

The Trump administration is considering changing the way it calculates U.S. trade deficits, a shift that would make the country’s trade gap appear larger than it had in past years, according to people involved in the discussions.

The leading idea under consideration would exclude from U.S. exports any goods first imported into the country, such as cars, and then transferred to a third country like Canada or Mexico unchanged, these people told The Wall Street Journal.

Economists say that approach would inflate trade deficit numbers because it would typically count goods as imports when they come into the country but not count the same goods when they go back out, known as re-exports....
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/02/trump-considering-intriguing-new-way-lie-statistics

Report: Trump administration eyes changes to trade deficit calculations

The Trump administration is considering changing how U.S. trade deficits are calculated, a move that would make the deficit look larger on paper, the Wall Street Journal reported. People involved in the discussions told the Journal that the leading idea is to count “re-exports” — goods that are imported to the U.S., and then exported to a third country unchanged — as imports, but not exports....
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320320-report-trump-administration-eyes-changes-to-trade-deficit