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Trump & Tech

Ongoing coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s positions on immigration policy, global travel, international trade, U.S. jobs and other policies impacting the tech industry.

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President Trump signs an executive order guiding how federal agencies use AI tech

President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that puts the White House Office of Management and Budget in charge… Read More

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White House initiative will boost artificial intelligence research and data-sharing

The White House is moving forward with the American AI Initiative, a set of policies aimed at focusing the full… Read More

Trump avoids tech in State of the Union address

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday covered a wide range of issues, from the economy to criminal… Read More

5 immigration actions the Trump admin took in 2018, and how they impact the tech industry

In 2018, President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to reshape the U.S. immigration system. While stories of… Read More

Trump admin’s proposed USPS package hike could push Amazon to bolster private shipping business

President Donald Trump’s mission to get the United States Postal Service to extract better deals from retailers like Amazon got a… Read More

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Trump targets Twitter, his favorite communication platform, following reports of ‘shadow banning’ Republicans

President Donald Trump weighed in on reports that Twitter has been “shadow banning” prominent conservative figures, criticizing his preferred communication… Read More

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White House convenes AI summit and sets up advisory panel on artificial intelligence

The White House brought together scores of industry representatives for a summit focusing on artificial intelligence and its policy implications… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile plays Trump card to convince regulators Sprint merger will be good for consumers

T-Mobile and Sprint are speaking President Donald Trump’s language. The two companies are pitching their merger as a pro-consumer deal… Read More

Despite Trump tirade, Amazon consumer chief says U.S. Post Office deal is ‘a terrific partnership’

Amazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently… Read More

Look out, Amazon: Trump’s USPS task force to review ‘expansion and pricing of package delivery’

President Donald Trump appears to be escalating his war on Amazon. He issued an executive order Thursday that vows to… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Washington Post responds to Trump’s attacks on the paper, Amazon, and Bezos

President Donald Trump has been firing shots at Amazon, its CEO Jeff Bezos, and the newspaper he owns for more… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee defends Amazon, calling Trump attacks ‘unfounded and misguided’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took aim at President Donald Trump again Tuesday, this time defending one of the top job… Read More

Donald Trump at Miramar

President Donald Trump revives the policy debate over creating military Space Force

President Donald Trump today talked about creating a U.S. Space Force, breathing new life into a concept that’s been proposed… Read More

Seattle and Portland are more interested in Trump impeachment than any other U.S. cities, search data shows

Residents of Seattle and Portland Googled “impeachment” more than people living in any other U.S. city at the end of… Read More

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Trump: U.S. Postal Service is making Amazon richer, should be charging tech giant ‘MUCH MORE!’

President Trump is targeting Amazon again, tweeting this morning that the U.S. Postal Service should be charging the e-commerce giant… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump and tech: Collisions, cooperation, and consequences in the first full year of his presidency

As Donald Trump’s first full year as president comes into focus, one recurring theme of 2017 is Big Tech’s new… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks back multi-state lawsuit over Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ repeal

Three of Washington state’s biggest companies say they won’t stand for President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child… Read More

Tech industry calls for legislative action after Trump administration announces end to ‘Dreamer’ immigration program

The tech industry and the Trump administration are clashing again, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions this morning announced plans to end the Deferred… Read More

Tech in the era of extremism: How the industry is grappling with its new political reality

Ride-hailing giant Uber sent a message to its riders and drivers expressing outrage over the deadly white nationalist demonstration in… Read More

Top Republican strategist Frank Luntz questions Trump claim that Amazon is a job killer

Amazon’s role in reshaping the global economy is so complex and contentious, it can cause leaders in the Republican party… Read More

Trump Strategic and Policy Forum

Amid outcry, Trump disbands two business councils – but tech is a separate issue

President Donald Trump says he’s disbanding two of his business advisory councils, focusing on manufacturing as well as strategy and… Read More

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Vice President Mike Pence vows return to moon and ‘boots on Mars’ in NASA speech

Vice President Mike Pence, the newly minted chairman of a revived National Space Council, said today that President Donald Trump… Read More

President Trump signs his executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

After months of foreshadowing, President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to revive the National Space Council, a move… Read More

Trump targets Amazon over ‘internet taxes’ in new tweet criticizing Bezos-owned Washington Post

President Donald Trump resurfaced his complaints against Amazon this morning in a tweet targeting the Washington Post’s coverage of his… Read More

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Trump plans to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule that helps foreign entrepreneurs start companies in the U.S.

In January, the outgoing Obama Administration finalized a long-awaited rule to create a “startup visa” that would help foreign entrepreneurs create… Read More

Trump and tech leaders

Trump to talk policy with tech CEOs Bezos, Nadella, Cook and others in Washington D.C.

Follow-up: What happened inside President Trump’s meeting with top tech CEOs An all-star contingent of tech CEOs will meet Monday… Read More

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President Trump lays out controversial plan to privatize air traffic control system

President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to turn the nation’s air traffic control system over to a private, non-profit… Read More

Why the Russians keep running circles around the U.S. on the hacking story

Vladimir Putin has been far more visible lately with statements on the Russian-U.S. election story.  Well-schooled in the art of Russian… Read More

Microsoft, Apple, Google, and other tech companies urge Trump not to pull out of Paris Agreement

Dozens of the country’s biggest corporations are mounting a last-ditch attempt to dissuade President Donald Trump from abandoning the Paris Agreement,… Read More

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Elon Musk says he’ll break with Donald Trump if Paris climate pact is nixed

Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he’ll have no choice but to leave his posts on the White House’s advisory councils… Read More

Donald Trump

Appeals Court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban

President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel of people from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries faced another legal… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Challenged at shareholder meeting, Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s political approach

At Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle this morning, the company’s leaders trumpeted its growth, charitable giving, and international expansion,… Read More

Trump’s travel ban goes before federal appeals court in Seattle

President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban was once again argued in court in Seattle today. This time, attorneys for Hawaii… Read More

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Trump signs cybersecurity executive order, mandating a move to cloud computing

President Donald Trump today signed a long-awaited executive order aimed at beefing up cybersecurity at federal government agencies – with a… Read More

Trump in Oval Office call to ISS

In video call to space station, President Donald Trump calls for speeding up trips to Mars

Humans on Mars by 2024? President Donald Trump set that time frame today, almost certainly in jest, during a congratulatory… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump plans review to crack down on ‘abuse’ in work visa program relied on by tech companies

President Donald Trump plans to sign a series of executive orders today aimed at cracking down on abuse of the work… Read More

President Trump’s travel ban won’t go into effect without reaching the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily barring immigrants from a handful of majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S. may… Read More

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Researchers sound the alarm over Trump’s budget, across the nation and in Seattle

Today’s White House outline for a “skinny budget” covering $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending aims a sharp blow at federally funded… Read More

Trump supporters #BoycottHawaii over immigration ruling. Internet says, ‘we’re cool with that’

Last night, a federal judge in Hawaii issued an injunction on President Donald Trump’s second executive immigration order, effectively blocking… Read More

Washington state asks for a hearing to block Trump’s new travel ban before it goes into effect

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Washington state may be back in front of the federal judge who issued an… Read More

Washington state AG says he’ll keep fighting Trump’s travel ban and expects continued support from tech community

Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, is asking a federal court to confirm that the temporary restraining order his office… Read More

Trump’s revised immigration order will suspend travel from six majority Muslim nations but won’t bar visa-holders or Iraqis

Post updated below with comments from Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson President Trump has reportedly signed a new executive order on immigration… Read More

Bezos and Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin propose ‘Amazon-like’ delivery to the moon in 2020

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has reportedly proposed sending a robotic lander to the moon’s south polar… Read More

Photos: Seattle tech workers protest Trump’s immigration policy and promote inclusion

On a windy Wednesday afternoon, a modest group of about 60 Seattle tech workers gathered downtown to promote diversity and… Read More

How the tech industry uses H-1B visas and what could change under President Trump

One of Donald Trump’s first priorities in office has been to restrict the entry of foreigners into the U.S. But… Read More

How President Trump could make Vancouver, B.C., a tech boomtown

As an immigration attorney who often represents big Seattle-area corporations, Lola Zakharova is used to getting inquiries from people who… Read More

As Trump stokes fears, startup backed by tech heavyweights aims to help immigrants ‘take control of their journey’

Xiao Wang is an immigrant success story. He came to the U.S. from Nanjing at three and went on to… Read More

Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry

The current political climate in D.C. is a mess — and Olympia has its own troubles with a court mandate… Read More

Washington state AG declares victory over President Trump in immigration case

Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a… Read More

Donald Trump

Twitterverse goes into all-caps frenzy after appeals court ruling dumps on Trump

President Donald Trump wasn’t the only one hitting the all-caps key after word got out that a federal appeals court… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

Expedia CEO on earnings call: ‘Hopefully we will all be alive to see the end of next year.’

This is what optimism looks like in 2017. At the end of Expedia’s call with analysts following its fourth quarter… Read More

Federal judges decline to resume Trump’s immigration ban, siding with Washington state

President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily restricting immigration to the U.S. will not be reinstated at this time, thanks to… Read More

Trump tells aviation executives he’ll reduce regulations and boost infrastructure

Airline and airport executives, including Alaska Air Group’s CEO, had their turn today to talk with President Donald Trump, who… Read More

Trump administration seeks to reinstate immigration ban in court hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ Today, attorneys representing Washington state and the U.S. Department of Justice are presenting oral arguments to try to sway… Read More

Donald Trump

The terrible trifecta: What the Trump administration means for tech, and how to stop it

An economic crisis looms in Washington State as a result of three actions by the new President and his team.… Read More

How to stream today’s immigration showdown between the Trump administration and the states

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ This is escalating quickly. Today, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments to… Read More

Musk and Weeks and Trump

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

‘Help the Lawyers’ uses social media to support immigration attorneys offering legal services to detainees

It started with a pizza. In the days following President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration, Seattle freelance writer Kelly Clay… Read More

17 states back Washington and Minnesota in Trump immigration lawsuit

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. with details on Hawaii’s involvement in the case.  Seventeen states — in addition… Read More

New court filing: Google, Uber, Microsoft and nearly 100 others back Washington state case vs. Trump

Nearly 100 companies — including Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Uber and other big technology brands — filed a brief overnight with… Read More

Watch: ‘So-called judge’ hears arguments and rules on President Trump’s immigration order

A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across… Read More

Federal judge’s ruling doesn’t block this key part of Trump’s immigration order

Critics of President Trump’s immigration policy celebrated Washington state’s victory Friday, after a federal judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), immediately halting… Read More

FCC ends inquiries into T-Mobile’s Binge On and other ‘free data’ plans from AT&T, Verizon, Comcast

“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit… Read More

White House: DOJ to seek emergency stay after Seattle contingent blocks immigration order; Trump calls ruling ‘ridiculous’

Updated below with President Trump’s response and statement from Department of Homeland Security. After losing the first round in a… Read More

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and… Read More

At Seattle hearing, federal judge issues restraining order to halt Trump’s immigration ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle granted Washington state’s request for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of… Read More

Trump poised to kill Obama’s plan to allow foreign entrepreneurs to build startups in the U.S.

Well, that was fast. The Trump administration has reportedly set the wheels in motion to undo former President Obama’s plan to help… Read More

Court filings: Expedia and Amazon make the case against Trump’s immigration order

Amazon and Expedia filed declarations supporting Washington state’s lawsuit over President Trump’s controversial immigration ban Monday evening. The statements outline… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Trump’s immigration ban: ‘We’re a nation of immigrants’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took a hard stance on Donald Trump’s immigration policy on Monday, saying in an email to… Read More

Donald Trump

Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against… Read More

Google Doodle honors World War II civil rights advocate in wake of Trump’s immigration ban

Google honored civil rights advocate Fred Korematsu with the Google Doodle on Monday, following a weekend of protests over President… Read More

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