Donald Trump Transportation News Updates

Government, Business

Trump Urges Congress to Reform Tax Code

The marching orders to Congress from President Donald Trump in a fiery speech in Missouri Aug. 30 were clear: reform the country’s tax code.

August 31, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Mexico Says It Won’t Renegotiate NAFTA With President Trump Via Twitter

Mexico will not renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or any other aspect of its relationship with the United States via social media or the press, the Mexican government declared Aug. 27

August 28, 2017
Government

Trump Abandons Plan for Council on Infrastructure

President Donald Trump will not move forward with a planned Advisory Council on Infrastructure, a person familiar with the matter said Aug. 17.

August 17, 2017
Government, Business

Trump Ends Business Councils as CEOs Turn Against President

Donald Trump said he’s disbanding two advisory groups of American business leaders, after CEOs quit this week as the president faced blowback for failing to sufficiently condemn white supremacists.

August 16, 2017
Government, Logistics, TCA

Minnesota DOT Hopes Trump’s Infrastructure Promise Can Fix Its ‘Can of Worms’

The Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure promise is starting small — with a reboot — and shifting greater responsibility onto states and municipalities.

August 7, 2017
Government, Business

Americans Feel Good About the Economy, Not so Good About Trump

Almost six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans are feeling fairly optimistic about their jobs, the strength of the U.S. economy and their own fortunes. That should be welcome news for the president, except for one thing: The public’s confidence largely appears to be in spite of Trump, not because of him.

July 17, 2017
Government, Business

Global Trade Rebounds Despite Trump’s Protectionist Threats

Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalization as we know it. So far, those predictions haven’t played out.

July 6, 2017
Government

Trump Touts Regulatory Reforms in Infrastructure Plan

The environmental review process for construction projects would be streamlined under a long-term infrastructure proposal President Trump touted at the U.S. Department of Transportation on June 9.

June 9, 2017
Government

Senators Push Back on Trump’s Call for Selling Energy Assets

President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell energy facilities as a way to partially back a long-term infrastructure funding plan has been met with bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill.

June 8, 2017
Government

Democrats Push Back on Trump Infrastructure Plan

While Republicans have pledged to continue to draft their version of an infrastructure plan in the Senate, Democrats have emphasized that a plan backed primarily by private capital would not win their support.

May 25, 2017