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Raimondo said stock buybacks is one factor being taken into consideration as part of a $39-billion manufacturing subsidy program.

The gap between job seekers and job openings overlaps with the aging workforce.

Republican senators says the Biden administration is taking $39 billion in federal money that's meant to build computer chip factories and using it to further “woke” ideas such as requiring some recipients to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor.

The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the U.S. will channel CHIPS and Science Act funds into semiconductor manufacturing clusters by 2030.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is calling on the country to unite around a $52 billion effort to restore the U.S. as the world leader in advanced computer chips.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says a collaboration between the U.S. and India can compete with the Chinese semiconductor monopoly.

The designated survivor is the person who takes over if there is a mass casualty event.

GOP members of the House Natural Resources Committee warned federal agencies that they were planning vigorous oversight into various climate and energy programs.

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China.

This year's hurricane season got off to a very slow start. But it only takes one big storm to wreak havoc. And climate change makes such storms more likely.

When he ran for the White House, Joe Biden told voters his presidency would be a bridge to the next generation.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is calling on the Biden administration to hire Americans first, before an effort to get millions of migrants into the U.S. workforce.

President Joe Biden says he will visit sub-Saharan Africa next year, announcing the trip as he wrapped up a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo now knows that businesses outperform in states where reproductive rights are preserved.

The United States and European Union have agreed to intensify talks to resolve EU concerns over major subsidies for American companies contained in a U.S. clean energy law.

The Department of Commerce findings could force major changes in the solar industry, which had lobbied the White House to drop the investigation.

The United States has stepped up its heavy rhetoric against China, and wants Europe to follow suit. But the bloc can't quite afford to do the same.

Mexico's economy secretary has proposed yet another round of talks with the United States on a dispute over Mexico's energy sector.

It's now clear to U.S. officials that China, once considered a possible ally, has become an threat to national security, U.S. companies and American workers.

The first lady discussed how apprenticeship programs and community colleges can launch jobs, particularly for those in underrepresented communities, toward in-demand corporate careers such as technology, finance, insurance and banking.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo backs the Biden administrations new rules against allowing U.S. companies and citizens to support China's chip manufacturing industry.

The United States wants to build its own computer chips again but not enough workers know how. Purdue is one of several universities racing to expand education.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them.

The order puts into practice a preliminary deal struck between President Biden and European Union leaders in March that added checks on the collection of Europeans’ personal information by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Increased U.S. engagment with Pacific island nations comes as China's influence in the region grows.

A federal judge ruled that Rhode Island must end its truck tolling system within 48 hours, claiming the program unfairly targets out-of-state truckers and is unconstitutional.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office.

A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in a push to shift semiconductor production from Asia to North America and expand production of electric vehicles.

Months after the first nominating contests of the 2022 midterm season, New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island will bring up the rear with their primaries on Tuesday.

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are announcing $1 billion in federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and more.

The $52 billion semiconductor package is designed to boost chip manufacturing in the U.S. and compete with China, but progress will take years.

The bill would provide billions in subsidies meant to spur the domestic production of semiconductor chips.

The bill, which passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support Wednesday, could be threatened in the House as GOP leaders urge Republicans to vote against it.

The bipartisan bill would provide $52 billion in subsidies to domestic semiconductor manufacturers, as well as invest billions in science and technology innovation.

President Biden has called the legislation critical for strengthening the country's competitiveness and self-reliance in a keystone industry for economic and national security.

The bill would provide billions in subsidies meant to spur the domestic production of semiconductor chips.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that aired Sunday, July 24, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Congress is nearing key votes on a bill to fund U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, known as the CHIPS Act.

A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate.

The Biden administration and Democrats are warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on computer chips legislation.

The ruling voids regulations that have weakened protections for wildlife under the landmark Endangered Species Act.

Stock futures rose Monday morning as Wall Street looked to stretch last week's rebound.

Injured Ukrainian military personnel show the toll the war is taking on the people of Ukraine.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has urged Congress to pass the CHIPS for America Act in order to safeguard national security and the future of the economy.

China's technology exports to Russia have dropped significantly since U.S.-led sanctions took effect, U.S. says

The Biden administration is taking the first steps to release $45 billion to ensure every U.S. resident has access to high-speed internet by roughly 2028.

US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that exports of US technology to Russia have fallen by 70% as a result of sanctions.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals.

Dispute over solar panels illustrates the challenges of moving away from Chinese products

The commerce secretary bristles when investments in U.S. productivity are misjudged as social programs.

Vice President Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 and has exhibited no symptoms, the White House announced on Tuesday. She's not considered a close contact to President Biden or the first lady.

Also, a backlash follows a local university's renaming plan.

Pelosi, Garland and other A-listers tested positive this week but 450 guests at a National Gallery of Art gala Thursday were undeterred.

An outbreak at Saturday's Gridiron dinner in Washington appears to be spreading through White House and Congressional circles.

The 69-year-old cabinet member asked to be tested after learning he may have been exposed to the virus and he is not experiencing symptoms.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days.

After the elite Gridiron dinner, Raimondo, Schiff, Castro and several other officials or journalists tested positive.

Raimondo and hundreds of others had attended the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will join a group that includes leaders of corporate giants to promote a $4.7 billion commitment.

In his video address to the NATO summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs in Ukraine.

The group discussed ways to "mitigate price increases on American consumers" caused by the war and the need to address disruptions to energy and agricultural markets, the White House said.

President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team of financial experts to NATO headquarters in Belgium just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team to European Union headquarters in Belgium. There were intense meetings in February in Brussels, Paris, London and Berlin, often running six hours at a time as the allies tried to craft the details of a historic economic blockade, according to Biden administration officials. When there was a deadlock, U.S. negotiators would put Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the phone.

Amid an ongoing chip shortage, Ford is reportedly planning to ship and sell vehicles without certain non-critical chips as the automaker deals with a pile of unfinished vehicles.

On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."

Biden's call to revoke Russia's "most favored nation" status could open the door to slapping damaging new tariffs on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

The "designated survivor" is a person who is chosen to not attend the State of the Union so that they are able to take over the government if catastrophe strikes.

Even coming off its fastest rate of annual growth in 37 years, the U.S. economy is still bogged down by a persistent shortage of the computer chips essential to the technology that connects, transports, and entertains us.

U.S. government officials say they have reached an agreement to essentially lift the 25% tariff that former President Donald Trump imposed on imported Japanese steel.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has endorsed Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski for reelection.

New survey of companies highlights dire challenges, with chips in short supply as demand increases.

The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns.

New survey of companies highlights dire challenges, with chips in short supply as demand increases.

The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to begin talks on removing former President Donald Trump’s import taxes on British steel and aluminum.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package.

Rhode Island dropped “Providence Plantations” from its name a year ago, but not from its buildings.

U.S. Trade Representative Katharine Tai and Japan's trade minister have agreed to work to resolve a dispute over American tariffs on steel and aluminum.

U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to launch talks aimed at settling a dispute over American tariffs on imports of Japanese steel and aluminum.

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.

Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules requiring most travelers to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on a mission to save American jobs — one computer chip at a time.

The United States and European Union have agreed to carry on the the work of 10 expert panels to explore and recommend solutions to a variety of trade disputes and challenges.

President Joe Biden’s administration says it is making $3 billion in economic development grants available to communities — a tenfold increase in the program paid for by this year’s COVID-19 relief bill.

Senate Republicans have unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag than what President Joe Biden wants.

President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

The Republican Party and corporate America have shared common goals for decades, especially concerning low taxes and limiting regulations.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is defending a controversial privacy technique being used by the U.S. Census Bureau for the first time in the 2020 census.

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Rhode Island Gov. The Senate has voted to confirm Raimondo as President Biden's commerce secretary. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Later Tuesday, the Senate voted 95-4 to confirm Cecilia Rouse to be chair of Biden's Council of Economic Advisers.

Gina Raimondo testifies remotely during her nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Gina Raimondo, a former venture capitalist, would be responsible for promoting opportunities for economic growth domestically and overseas. U.S. companies need to get a license to sell sophisticated technology to companies on the list. Raimondo promised to give the Census Bureau more time to crunch the numbers for the 2020 census if needed. “I believe we need to take the politics out of the census and we need to rely on the experts,” Raimondo said.

“We are optimistic that things at the Census Bureau will be better. The Biden administration also has pledged to give the Census Bureau the time it needs to process the data. He will report to Biden's new pick to head the Commerce Department — which oversees the Census Bureau — Rhode Island Gov. Former Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt said he’s optimistic the final product will be as accurate as past censuses, especially now that Jarmin is at the helm. “The Census Bureau faced a number of challenges with the 2020 Census,” Schatz said in a letter.

President Donald Trump on Sunday let slip the target date for transmitting the apportionment numbers to Congress as the U.S. Census Bureau continued to work toward fixing data irregularities from its number-crunching efforts. “The Census Bureau is committed to fixing all anomalies and errors that it finds in order to produce complete and accurate results," said Deborah Stempowski, an assistant director at the Census Bureau, in a court filing last week. Gina Raimondo will be his nominee for Commerce Secretary, which would make her responsible for the final 2020 census numbers instead of current Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, if census data processing continues past Jan. 20. assertions ... can never be fully tested," coalition attorneys said in a court filing. The Department of Justice attorneys have said sanctions are inappropriate.

More than 360 people have tested positive in a growing COVID-19 outbreak south of Beijing in neighboring Hebei province. (Jin Haoyuan/Xinhua via AP)BEIJING — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing. The National Health Commission said Monday that another 82 people had tested positive in Hebei and were showing symptoms. Around the country, another 36 people had tested positive without displaying symptoms, although it wasn’t immediately clear how many of those were in Hebei. The man who tested positive had no symptoms upon arrival but was hospitalized after his breathing became difficult.

– President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team. Gina Raimondo as his choice to become commerce secretary, Mayor Marty Walsh as his candidate for labor secretary and Isabel Guzman as his pick to lead the Small Business Administration. As commerce secretary, Raimondo would help set the Biden administration's trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas. When the Democrat took the oath of office in 2018 for his second term, Biden presided over the inauguration. Biden's pick for the leader of the Small Business Administration, Guzman, is the current director of California's Office of the Small Business Advocate in the California governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

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. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Her name had been floated for Biden's health secretary, though she said last month she would be staying in Rhode Island and continuing to focus on the coronavirus pandemic. She is a former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff at the Small Business Administration and a small business entrepreneur herself.

The nation's smallest state by area has reported 1,870 pandemic deaths so far, far fewer than many states but giving Rhode Island the nation's sixth highest COVID-19 death rate. Like other Northeastern states, Rhode Island was hit hard early in the pandemic. Clusters of cases among students were reported this fall at the University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University and Providence College. Like other states, Rhode Island limited indoor dining and customer capacity at many businesses in the spring and temporarily shuttered bar areas, gyms and theaters. Rhode Island has performed more than 2 million tests, more per resident than any other state, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

A woman waits for a Long Island Rail Road train in the Queens borough of New York as snow falls at the start of an oncoming snow storm, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Snow was falling from northern Virginia to points north of New York City by late afternoon. “Our theme today ought to be, ‘If it’s not one thing, it’s another,’” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said as he gave residents storm guidance that's new this year — mask up if you help your neighbors shovel. In New York City, officials braced for the biggest storm in about three years.

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):9:55 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says it is important that President Donald Trump attend his inauguration only in the sense that it would demonstrate the nation’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of power between political rivals. ___8:45 p.m.Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have made a fresh push for President-elect Joe Biden to nominate New Mexico Gov. But $207.5 million came in after Election Day as Trump repeatedly – and falsely – claimed President-elect Joe Biden won due to voter fraud. Gina Raimondo has knocked down talk that she is in the running for President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of health and human services. ___12:25 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden has tapped former Obama administration senior economic adviser Brian Deese to be director of the National Economic Council.