Skip to main content
Nevada Public Radio
  • News 88.9 KNPR
  • Classical 89.7 kcnv
  • Magazine Desert Companion
  • About

    How to reach us

    1289 S. Torrey Pines Dr.
    Las Vegas, NV 89146

    Main Number:  1-702-258-9895
    Toll Free: 1-888-258-9895

    More contact info

     

     

      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Employment
      • FCC Applications
      • CPB Compliance
      • Our Policies
      • Listen on the Radio
      • Other Ways to Listen
      • Sign-up for NVPR News
      • FCC Public Inspection File
      • CPB Funding
      • History
    • News 88.9 KNPR
    • Classical 89.7 KCNV
    • Desert Companion
  • Programs
  • Events
  • Support
  • myPublicRadio
  • Donate Now

Main menu

Search

Listen

News 88.9 KNPR
Classical 89.7 KCNV
Podcasts view all

member station

Support

Subscribe to wilbur ross

wilbur ross

NPR
National
A newly released Census Bureau email written during former President Donald Trump's administration — when Wilbur Ross, shown at a 2020 congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., served as the commerce secretary overseeing the census — details how off

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

Jan 15, 2022
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.
NPR
Politics
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is under the microscope for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.

Wilbur Ross At The Center Of Another Political Storm, This Time About The Weather

Sep 10, 2019
Ross is under the microscope again — this time for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Politics
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he didn't understand why furloughed federal workers, or those working without pay, might struggle or need to visit food banks. Democrats called him out of touch.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Downplayed Shutdown Hardships. Dems Raged

Jan 24, 2019
Ross says he is puzzled by the challenges federal workers are facing after more than a month with no pay. He told CNBC that workers could just borrow money to tide them over.
NPR
Politics
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks during the SelectUSA Summit, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, June 22, 2018.

Criticism from Ethics Watchdog Leads Commerce Secretary Ross To Sell Remaining Stocks

Jul 13, 2018
After receiving a strongly worded letter from the government ethics office, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he will sell all of his remaining stocks.
NPR
The Two-Way
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (center left) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center right) walk through a hotel lobby as they head to a state guest house to meet Chinese officials in Beijing on Friday. The talks included a "thorough exchange of vi

U.S. Trade Team Leaves China Talks Without Any Big Breakthroughs

May 04, 2018
The U.S. team had hoped to cut the trade imbalance by $200 billion and stop China from targeting U.S. technology and intellectual property.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Politics
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross poses before a roundtable briefing in Hong Kong in September.

Trump Commerce Secretary Says Warnings About Tariffs Are Overhyped

Mar 09, 2018
Wilbur Ross, a leading advocate for the steel and aluminum tariffs the president announced this week, told NPR's Morning Edition the tariffs' impact isn't "much of a roar."
NPR
The Two-Way
Wilbur Ross arriving for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee in January. Ross was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday night.

Wilbur Ross Is Confirmed As Commerce Secretary

Feb 27, 2017
Ross, 79, made his fortune buying distressed companies and restoring them to health. Criticized by some as a "vulture capitalist," he received the support of the United Steelworkers union.
NPR
Politics
Federal conflict-of-interest laws require officials like commerce secretary nominee Wilbur Ross (right) to divest holdings, but President Trump is not covered by those requirements.

Ethics Watchdog Has Big Impact On Federal Workers, But Not On Trump

Feb 26, 2017
The Office of Government Ethics has been in the spotlight since President Trump ignored its call to divest his businesses. It has no enforcement power, but still has a big impact on federal workers.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Politics
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the EPA, earlier this month.

Cabinet Nominees Will Face Scrutiny On Climate And Education Policy This Week

Jan 16, 2017
Confirmation hearings scheduled before Inauguration Day including Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
NPR
Politics
President-elect Donald Trump addresses a "Thank You Tour 2016" rally last month in Mobile, Ala.

This Could Be The Busiest And Most Consequential Week Before Trump Takes Office

Jan 09, 2017
This week sets the table for Donald Trump's entry into the White House, as Cabinet picks face scrutiny in the Senate, the president-elect faces reporters — and Barack Obama offers his farewell.
  • home
  • How to reach us
  • About
  • Support
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • NVPR News
  • Instagram

© All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy

PRXNPRAPMBBC INN