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, 2017Donald Trump Transportation News Updates
Trump Urges Congress to Reform Tax Code
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, 2017Trump 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, 2017Trump 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, 2017Minnesota 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, 2017Americans 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, 2017Global 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, 2017Trump 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, 2017Senators 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, 2017Democrats 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.
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