The Trump administrationās $1 trillion infrastructure promise is starting small ā with a reboot ā and shifting greater responsibility onto states and municipalities.
August 7, 2017Donald Trump Transportation News Updates
Minnesota DOT Hopes Trumpās Infrastructure Promise Can Fix Its āCan of Wormsā
Americans Feel Good About the Economy, Not so Good About Trump
Almost six months into Donald Trumpās 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 publicās confidence largely appears to be in spite of Trump, not because of him.
July 17, 2017Global Trade Rebounds Despite Trumpās Protectionist Threats
Donald Trumpās election as U.S. president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalization as we know it. So far, those predictions havenāt 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 Trumpās Call for Selling Energy Assets
President Donald Trumpās 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.
May 25, 2017Trump Seeks $3.6 Trillion in Cuts to Reshape US Government
President Donald Trump would dramatically reduce the U.S. governmentās role in society with $3.6 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years in a budget plan that shrinks the safety net for the poor, recent college graduates and farmers.
May 23, 2017Trump Threatens Government Shutdown After Democrats Win Deal
President Donald Trump threatened May 2 to force a government shutdown later this year after congressional Democrats and Republicans struck a budget deal that largely neglected his priorities.
May 2, 2017Trump Orders Review of Regs for Farmers
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at promoting agriculture and rural prosperity by cutting regulations for farmers and food processors.
May 1, 2017White House Proposes Slashing Corporate Federal Income-Tax Rate to 15%
The White House made its opening bid for what officials called the ābiggest tax cutā in U.S. history ā with cuts that would benefit businesses, the middle class and certain high-earning individuals ā but left unanswered questions about whether the plan would be paid for, or how.
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