The Trump administration should “maintain and strengthen” the Australia-U.K.-U.S. security partnership as part of a broader effort to compete with China, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released July 14.

The House Appropriations Committee unveiled an FY 2026 transportation appropriations bill July 13 that would fully fund the Trump administration’s budget request of $40 million for the Federal Maritime Commission.

The chief negotiator for the EU told reporters in Brussels July 14 that his team had thought "we are very close to an agreement," though there were still "quite large gaps" on what the U.S. was offering and what the EU could accept on goods subject to national security tariffs, such as cars and steel, and, perhaps in the future, pharmaceuticals.

The U.N. Security Council isn’t yet ready to follow the U.S. in removing a broad range of sanctions against Syria, said Thomas Barrack, the Trump administration’s special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has completed an interagency review of its rule that will formally rescind the Biden-era AI diffusion rule (see 2505070039). The agency sent the final rule for interagency review May 7 (see 2505080026), and it was completed July 10.

The Bureau of Industry and Security’s latest export control enforcement action against a semiconductor firm shows the agency may be preparing to target companies that flout its high probability standard, a trade lawyer and industry consultant said.

The House Appropriations Committee released an FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill July 14 that would provide $303 million for the Bureau of Industry and Security, up $112 million or 59% from the FY 2025 enacted level.

All shipments of U.S.-origin advanced AI semiconductors will require an export license from the Malaysian government when moving through Malaysia, the country announced July 14, a move that further aligns Malaysia with U.S. efforts to prevent the diversion of sensitive chips to China.

The European Commission on July 11 imposed definitive antidumping duties on lysine from China. The duties range from 47.7% to 58.2% and were imposed following an investigation that showed that dumped imports of Chinese lysine are harming the EU industry. Lysine is an "essential amino acid for human and animal health," the commission said, noting that synthetic lysine is used in animal feed, pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.

The Energy Department is delaying the effective date of a direct final rule that will amend the regulations for administrative procedures related to the import and export of natural gas (see 2505120045).