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FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, rolls of steel are shown in Baytown, Texas. Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff he put in place to protect U.S. manufacturers and jobs, according to an Associated Press analysis.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP analysis: Hundreds of companies excused from steel tariff

By RICHARD LARDNER and LARRY FENN - Associated Press

Governor appoints new North Dakota Commerce commissioner

Associated Press

FILE- In this July 23, 2018, file photo a construction worker puts down roofing paper on a new home as he works outside in Houston. On Tuesday, Nov. 20, the Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in October. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

US home construction rose 1.5 percent in October

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

The Latest: Judge urges lots of access to census trial

Associated Press

This March 23, 2018, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states. But not a single Republican attorney general has sued _ not even from states with large immigrant populations. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Citizenship question for 2020 census sparked online uproar: Commerce

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 27, 2018 file photo, construction cranes in Southwest Washington are silhouetted against the morning sky as redevelopment continues in the waterfront area of the District of Columbia. Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.1 percent in June, the biggest decline in more than a year as spending on public construction dropped at the highest rate in more than five years. The Commerce Department says the decline in June brought total construction spending to a seasonally-adjusted $1.32 trillion, 6.1 percent higher than a year ago. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

US construction spending fell 1.1 percent in June

By MATT OTT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, a truck carries a load at the Nucor Steel plant in Seattle. U.S. companies pursuing exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests. The president of one company calls objections raised by U.S. Steel and Nucor to his waiver request “literal untruths.”(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Accusations fly as firms seek to avoid Trump’s steel tariff

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, a truck carries a load at the Nucor Steel plant in Seattle. U.S. companies pursuing exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests. The president of one company calls objections raised by U.S. Steel and Nucor to his waiver request “literal untruths.”(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Rising backlash as US firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Auto workers are holding a “Drive-In” at Capitol Hill on Thursday with members of Congress to protest President Trump’s proposed tariffs. Photo by Laura Kelly.

Autoworkers and ambassadors push back against auto tariffs

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Friday, July 13, 2018 photo, a worker lifts steel tubing to be shipped out from Metals 2 Go at their plant in Waco, Texas. As Trump's trade war plays out on the world stage, local small businesses are feeling the pinch and looking for strategies to ride out the storm. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Auto industry cries foul as Trump moves toward car tariffs

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Michael Lewis releasing audio book on weather forecasting

Associated Press

The Tenaris $1.8 billion state-of-the-art seamless pipe mill is shown Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in Bay City, Texas. Tenaris, which imports steel from it's facilities around the world, is seeking an exemption from the steel tariff. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Steel pipe company CEOs push for waivers from Trump’s tariff

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

A roll of steel is moved at the Borusan Mannesmann Pipe manufacturing facility Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Baytown, Texas. Borusan is seeking a waiver from the steel tariff to import 135,000 metric tons of steel tubing and casing annually over the next two years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas pipe mills seek exemptions from Trump’s steel tariff

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 26, 2014, file photo, a sign for the ZTE booth is seen at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The United States has reached a deal with the Chinese telecommunications giant that includes a $1 billion fine, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Ross, speaking on CNBC on Thursday, June 7, 2018 said that a compliance team picked by the U.S. will be embedded at ZTE. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

ZTE, Chinese cellphone manufacturer, to pay $1 billion fine to United States

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times