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FILE - In this March 1, 2020 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo faces reporters during a news conference, in Providence, R.I. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE R. SMITH and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

Model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 959,000 million units. The Commerce Department said Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, that despite the modest decrease, sales of new homes are up 32.1% from a year earlier, as the housing market remains strong despite the pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Sept. new home sales fall 3.5%, after strong summer season

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. TikTok's owner has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/File)

Trump admin to block TikTok and WeChat downloads starting Sunday

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 29, 2018 photo, tanks stand at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis.Minnesota utility regulators reaffirmed their support Thursday, June 25, 2020, for Enbridge’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 4-1 to reject petitions for reconsideration filed by several Ojibwe bands, environmental groups and the state Commerce Department. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

This Week: New home sales, Nike earns, consumer spending

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to the audience as he walks onstage to speak at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump blocks shipments of semiconductors to China’s Huawei

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 photo, a truck leaves the docks at PortMiami in Miami. On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Commerce Department issues the second estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 but virus threat looms

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2019, file photo a sign rests near a piece of earth-moving equipment, left, on a plot of land, in Westwood, Mass. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, the Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in December. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

US new-home sales slipped 0.4% in December

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo people shop at a Best Buy store during a Black Friday sale in Overland Park, Kan. On Monday, Dec. 23, the Commerce Department releases its November report on durable goods. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods slide 2%

By MATT OTT - Associated Press

North Dakota asks South Dakota to help with agency probe

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

Manufacturing company KP Components expands in SC

Associated Press

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross attends a meeting of the 17th Latin American Infrastructure Leadership Forum, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Secretary Ross is on a four-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Commerce Dept. extends 90-day reprieve for U.S. firms to ‘wean off’ Huawei

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Justice wants funds for new US Customs building in WVa

Associated Press

President Donald Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr, right, as he speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump drops census citizenship question

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the United States Constitution with Articles V-VII. For the past two centuries, constitutional amendments have originated in Congress, where they need the support of two-thirds of both houses, and then the approval of at least three-quarters of the states. But under a never-used second prong of Article V, amendments can originate in the states. (National Archives via AP)

The Constitution, the census and citizenship

By Andrew P. Napolitano

President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing to Japan for the G-20 summit, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

2020 census citizenship question back in play after Trump tweet

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Newspaper: Ex-Kansas commerce chief linked to data transfer

Associated Press

APNewsBreak: Schumer calls for probe of Chinese rail tech

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Toyota sedans are displayed in a showroom at Puente Hills Toyota Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Industry, Calif. If 25 percent tariffs are fully assessed against imported parts and vehicles, and they include Canada and Mexico, the price of imported vehicles would rise more than 17 percent, or around $5,000 each, according to forecasts from IHS Markit. “I think it would be harmful to the whole economy,” said Howard Hakes, president of Hitchcock Automotive, which has three Toyota showrooms in metro Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

US automakers to Trump: Don’t slap tariffs on imported cars

By TOM KRISHER and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

This file photo dated Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, shows car transporters in Ruesselsheim, central Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

EU warns Donald Trump against auto tariffs, says retaliation would be ‘swift’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times