Oct 23 Supreme Court blocks questioning of Wilbur Ross in census lawsuit By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration to block the questioning of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 7:20 Ethics questions swirl around Wilbur Ross’ calendar and financial interests The U.S. Office of Government Ethics sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross last week criticizing his failure to fully divest stocks by Jan. 15, 2017 -- 18 months after Ross agreed to do so. Amna Nawaz talks with… Continue watching
Jul 18 U.S. launches national security probe into uranium imports By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Commerce Department has started an investigation into the impact of uranium imports on U.S. national security, a move that could limit future imports and add another front to the Trump administration's trade fight. Continue reading
Apr 04 Escalating trade dispute between U.S., China heightens global concerns By Joe McDonald and Paul Wiseman, Associated Press After the United States unveiled plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports Tuesday, China lashed back within hours, matching the American tariffs with plans to tax $50 billion of U.S. products, including soybeans and small aircraft. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump says Commerce Secretary will talk tariffs with EU By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his commerce secretary will be talking to the European Union about tariffs Trump argues have been unfair to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 08 House Democrats want Trump financial records for Russia probe By Stephen Braun, Associated Press The push for documents renews an earlier attempt from May that produced no records. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 5:17 What we learned about Wilbur Ross’ financial ties from the Paradise Papers By PBS News Hour Some of the world’s wealthiest corporations and individuals had offshore tax and financial dealings revealed in a leak of more than 13 million documents, known as the Paradise Papers. That includes Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose investments indirectly trace to… Continue watching
Nov 06 Paradise Papers reveal offshore accounts of world’s wealthy By Larisa Epatko A leak of 13.4 million documents from offshore firms unveiled the accounts of some elite, world-famous names, such as Queen Elizabeth II and Bono, along with some U.S.-Russian ties within the Trump administration. Continue reading
Nov 06 Commerce Sec. Ross has stake in firm tied to Putin’s circle, report says By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Ross says U.S. ethics officials who had reviewed his finances earlier this year did not ask him to sell his stock, and that he had listed the holding in his government financial disclosure forms and wasn't hiding anything. Continue reading
Feb 28 Wilbur Ross sworn in as Commerce secretary By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Ross, 79, will promote American business interests in the U.S. and abroad. He'll oversee agencies that manage fisheries, weather forecasting and the Census. Continue reading