Treasury ends ownership reporting for American companies.
Today's events
Ownership registry.
Treasury's financial-crimes bureau finalized a rule exempting American-formed companies and all U.S. owners from the beneficial-ownership registry Congress created in the Corporate Transparency Act; only foreign-registered firms still report.1Aug 14 · TreasuryDrone exports.
The Commerce Department eased export controls on American drones, raising the endurance threshold for national-security controls from 30 minutes to three hours and dropping wind-gust tolerance as a control parameter.2Aug 14 · CommercePacific seabed.
The Commerce Department's ocean agency opened an environmental review of a deep-sea mining exploration license for The Metals Company's U.S. arm in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone; comments close September 16.3Aug 14 · NOAAEgg-price case.
The Justice Department and 17 state attorneys general sued Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman's Egg Ranch and Versova, alleging they rigged bids to inflate the daily Urner Barry quotations on which wholesale egg prices nationwide are based.4Aug 14 · DOJColombia earthquake.
The State Department added $11 million in relief after Colombia's August 10 magnitude-7.4 earthquake, bringing U.S. assistance to $26.5 million, and flew shelter, water and Starlink kits from Florida on Southern Command aircraft.5Aug 14 · StateSanctions appeals.
The State Department delegated to its Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs the authority to review and deny requests to reconsider sanctions designations.6Aug 14 · StateChina aluminum duties.
Commerce ruled that 18 Chinese exporters of aluminum extrusions did not file the paperwork needed to earn their own duty rate, folding them into the China-wide entity and its 86.01% dumping margin.7Aug 14 · CommerceEbola entry ban.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended for another 30 days its order barring entry by people who have been in countries with an Ebola outbreak, now running through September 11.8Aug 12 · CDCGulf special operations.
Central Command's special-operations arm passed from Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers to Rear Adm. Thomas Donovan in Tampa; Jeffers continues as commander of the International Stabilization Force supporting the Gaza peace plan.9Aug 14 · CENTCOM
Allied Governments
Iran travel warning.
Britain's Foreign Office advises against all travel to Iran, warning that British and British-Iranian dual nationals risk arrest and that Iran has struck U.S. military and civilian infrastructure across the region since July 8.aAug 13 · UK FCDOLondon–Helsinki call.
The British prime minister and Finland's President Alexander Stubb agreed to keep backing Ukraine, discussed the Joint Expeditionary Force and the threat from Russia, and agreed to stay in close contact as Britain strengthens relations with the European Union.bAug 13 · UK No.10Japan joins Horizon Europe.
Japan signed an agreement in Brussels associating it with Horizon Europe, the European Union's research and innovation program, opening the scheme to Japanese companies, universities and research institutions.cJul 30 · Japan MoFA
Voices
“No product more quintessentially represents affordability than the price Americans pay for eggs.”
Assoc. Att'y Gen. Stanley Woodward, Justice Dept. · Aug 144
“These control parameters have become increasingly outdated and are no longer grounded in a sound national security rationale.”
Commerce Dept. drone export rule · Aug 142
“[T]he final rule exempts all U.S. persons from the requirement to update information already provided to FinCEN in connection with obtaining a FinCEN identifier.”
Treasury final rule on beneficial ownership · Aug 141
“The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans.”
State Dept. media note on Colombia · Aug 145
“This order provides updated information regarding the status of the Ebola disease outbreak and CDC response efforts and maintains the previous travel restrictions.”
CDC order under the Public Health Service Act · Aug 128
“These ceremonies aren't about the command; they are about the people. You all are being and representing the best in America.”
Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, U.S. Special Operations Command Central · Aug 149
Sources
- U.S. Dept. of the Treasury (FinCEN), “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision” (final rule), August 14, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/beneficial-ownership-reporting-revision
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Bureau of Industry and Security), “Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports” (final rule), August 14, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/streamlining-export-controls-drone-exports
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce (NOAA), “Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Issuance of an Exploration License to The Metals Company USA, LLC for ‘USA-B’,” filed August 14, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/metals-company-usa-b-exploration-license
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “Justice Department Requires Egg Producers to End Coordinated Benchmark Manipulation that Artificially Inflated Prices Across the Country,” August 14, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/egg-producers-benchmark-manipulation
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Trump Administration Announces Additional Support Following Colombia Earthquake,” August 14, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/colombia-earthquake-support
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Delegation of Authority: Assistant Secretary of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs to Review and Deny Requests for Reconsideration of Sanctions Designations,” filed August 14, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/delegation-sanctions-reconsideration
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce, “Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025,” filed August 14, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/aluminum-extrusions-china-final-results
- HHS / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Continuing the Suspension of the Right To Introduce Certain Persons,” signed August 12, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/cdc-order-continuing-suspension
- U.S. Central Command, “U.S. Special Operations Command Central Celebrates Transfer of Leadership,” August 14, 2026. centcom.mil/media/…/soccent-transfer-of-leadership
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, “Iran travel advice,” August 13, 2026. gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran
- UK Prime Minister's Office (No.10), “PM call with President Stubb of Finland: 13 August 2026,” August 13, 2026. gov.uk/government/news/…/pm-call-president-stubb-finland
- Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Signing of the Agreement for the Association of the Government of Japan to Horizon Europe,” July 30, 2026. mofa.go.jp/press/release/…/japan-horizon-europe