WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department has started an investigation into the impact of uranium imports on U.S. national security, a move that could result in tariffs and add another front to the Trump administration's trade fight. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the United States produces just 5 percent of the uranium needed for the U.S. military and for electricity generation, down from nearly half in 1987. Two U.S. uranium mining companies, UR-Energy and Energy Fuels, requested the investigation in January. The probe follows an earlier national security investigation into steel and aluminum imports, which resulted in steep 25 percent duties on imports of the two metals from the European Union, Canada, Mexico, China and Japan. A second investigation focused on the threat to security posed by auto imports is ongoing. … [Read more...] about US launches national security probe into uranium imports
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John Woodcock labels Jeremy Corbyn a ‘national security risk’ as he quits Labour
A Labour MP who was suspended over a sexual harassment allegation has quit the party and launched a scathing attack on Jeremy Corbyn. In his resignation letter, the Barrow and Furness MP said there was "clear evidence" the investigation into the claim, which he denies, had been "manipulated for factional purposes".Mr Woodcock has been accused of sending inappropriate texts and emails to a former female staff member between 2014 and 2016.He is a long-standing critic of Mr Corbyn's leadership - and used his letter to again attack his now former boss.Mr Woodcock claimed the party had changed for the worse and said the Labour leader would be a "national security" risk as prime minister."The party for which I have campaigned since I was a boy is no longer the broad church it has always historically been," Mr Woodcock said."Anti-Semitism is being tolerated and Labour has been taken over at nearly every level by the hard left, far beyond the dominance they achieved at the height of 1980s … [Read more...] about John Woodcock labels Jeremy Corbyn a ‘national security risk’ as he quits Labour
National security adviser John Bolton: US will not push for ‘deliverables’ at Russia summit
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The United States will not look for "deliverables" from Monday's summit with Russia, stressing that talks will be "unstructured," U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Monday in Helsinki, their first stand-alone meeting since Trump took office in January 2017.Interviewed on ABC'S "This Week," Bolton said the summit will start with a "direct one-on-one conversation" between Trump and Putin and what happens from there "will be determined by the two parties."A private meeting with Putin, without aides, has concerned some U.S. and European officials, who fear the Russian president may take advantage of the situation to continue to try and drive a wedge between the United States and its NATO allies.RELATED: Twelve Russian intelligence officers indicted in Mueller probe 11 PHOTOS Twelve Russian intelligence officers indicted in Mueller probe See Gallery … [Read more...] about National security adviser John Bolton: US will not push for ‘deliverables’ at Russia summit
Senators Vote To Give Themselves A Say In National Security Tariffs
Senators took a mostly symbolic step to challenge President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs based on national security concerns.A bipartisan group of 88 senators voted for a non-binding resolution to claw back some congressional powers in a trade dispute. The resolution instructs the committee working on differences between spending bills passed by the House and Senate to add a rule giving Congress a say on whether tariffs can be imposed in the name of national security.The measure was prompted by Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum that overwhelmingly affected U.S. allies. Those allies issued retaliatory tariffs and questioned why they would be considered a national security threat to the U.S.Sen. Bob Corker, who co-authored the bill, called it a "baby step" meant to build momentum, since the committee doesn't have to follow the measure's instructions. Trending stories at Newsy.com … [Read more...] about Senators Vote To Give Themselves A Say In National Security Tariffs
Ex-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn expected back in court for first time since guilty plea
Spencer S. Hsu and Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post Published 4:20 am PDT, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Andrew Harrer. Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Michael Flynn, former national security adviser (left), arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Dec. 1, 2017. Michael Flynn, former national security adviser (left), arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Dec. 1, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Andrew Harrer. Ex-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn expected back in court for first time since guilty plea 1 / 1 Back to Gallery WASHINGTON - Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday morning for the first time since pleading guilty seven months ago, as a judge asks when the … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn expected back in court for first time since guilty plea