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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a permit allowing Junction Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas-based company, to build and run a pipeline at the U.S.-Canada border in Toole County, Montana. This pipeline will carry crude oil and other petroleum products from Canada into the United States but will not carry natural gas covered by a different law. The permit sets rules for how the company must operate and maintain the pipeline, including inspections by government agencies and following safety laws. It also says the company must remove the pipeline if the permit ends and that the government can take control of the pipeline for national security reasons, paying the company fairly if it does. This action affects the company, local and federal regulators, and potentially the environment and energy supply by allowing cross-border oil transport under strict conditions. Read full document →
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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-5) that updates and strengthens U.S. policy toward Cuba. This action directs multiple government departments to tighten rules that stop money and travel from helping the Cuban government, especially its military and security groups, while supporting the Cuban people’s access to the internet, free speech, and private business. It also enforces a ban on tourism to Cuba and rejects a past policy that encouraged Cubans to come to the U.S. illegally. The memorandum requires agencies to identify Cuban government-linked companies to block financial transactions with them, except for certain allowed activities like humanitarian aid or U.S. government operations. It affects U.S. travelers, businesses, and Cuban officials, and aims to pressure Cuba’s government to improve human rights and democracy. The document relies on laws like the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 and sets deadlines for reports and regulatory changes within 30 to 90 days. This matters because it shapes how the U.S. interacts with Cuba economically and politically, emphasizing restrictions on the Cuban government while promoting support for the Cuban people. Read full document →
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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order that ends the national emergency declared in 2004 about Syria and cancels several related orders that had imposed sanctions—meaning restrictions like blocking money and trade—on Syria. This action affects the Syrian government, especially the new leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, by lifting many U.S. sanctions and allowing more trade and financial activities with Syria, but it keeps restrictions on groups like ISIS and people involved in human rights abuses or chemical weapons. The order also expands sanctions on individuals linked to the former Assad regime for war crimes and drug trafficking. The White House says this matters because it reflects changes in Syria’s government and aims to support peace and stability in the region, while still holding bad actors accountable. The changes take effect starting July 1, 2025. Read full document →
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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a special permission called a Presidential permit allowing a company named South Bow (USA) LP to run and take care of a pipeline at the border between the United States and Canada in Cavalier County, North Dakota. This pipeline can carry many types of oil and fuel products but not natural gas covered by a different law. The permit replaces an earlier one from 2020 and sets rules for how the pipeline must be operated, inspected, and maintained. It also says the company must get other necessary permits and follow all safety and environmental laws. The permit lets the company change how much product flows through the pipeline and the direction it flows but not move or make big changes to the pipeline without approval. If the permit ends or is canceled, the company must remove the pipeline, or the government can do it and charge the company. The government can also take control of the pipeline if it thinks national security is at risk, but it must pay the company fairly for using it. This action affects South Bow (USA) LP and anyone involved in transporting oil products across the U.S.-Canada border at this location, and it matters because it controls how important energy infrastructure is managed at an international boundary. Read full document →
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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a permit allowing Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC, a company partly owned by a Canadian firm, to operate and maintain a natural gas liquids pipeline at the U.S.-Canada border in Burke County, North Dakota. This permit lets the company export certain gas liquids but not natural gas covered by a different law. The permit sets rules for how the pipeline must be run, inspected, and kept safe, and says the company must follow all other laws and get necessary local and federal permissions. It also says the government can take control of the pipeline for national security reasons and that the company must remove the pipeline if the permit ends. This action affects the company and the flow of energy products across the border, showing the President’s use of authority to regulate cross-border energy infrastructure. Read full document →
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On June 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum directing several government leaders, including those in charge of energy, defense, agriculture, and finance, to work together to make it easier and faster for companies to get federal money for energy and critical mineral projects. The memo says these agencies should share information about funding applications and existing grants to avoid repeating paperwork and speed up decisions. It also requires agencies to create a single, common application form within 180 days so businesses can apply once for multiple funding programs. Agencies must also update their rules within 60 days to allow this information sharing, but only if the companies agree. This action affects businesses seeking federal funding for energy and mineral projects and aims to help the government support these industries more efficiently. The memo clarifies it does not create any legal rights for applicants. Read full document →
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