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Trump to Promote Infrastructure Plan as Lawmakers Seek Funding

The White House says Donald Trump will campaign to pass legislation this year to upgrade roads, bridges and other public works, as members of Congress from both parties say it will only happen with a push from the president.

March 14, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Mnuchin Seeks to Douse Trade-War Fears Over Trump Metal Tariffs

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration isn’t trying to provoke a global trade fight with the steel and aluminum tariffs announced last week.

March 6, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Steel Tariffs, Canada, Mexico and NAFTA

President Trump suggested March 5 he may end steel tariffs on Mexico and Canada if they give him better trade terms while re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.

March 5, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Trade Threat Hangs Over NAFTA Talks

President Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo over steel and aluminum landed squarely in the middle of NAFTA talks, overshadowing efforts by his own negotiators and those from his biggest export markets to update America’s most important free-trade agreement.

March 2, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Trump’s Steel Tariffs Will Hit US Factories Already Jammed

The steel tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose would deal a major blow to U.S. factories, according to an official with an industry group.

March 1, 2018
Government

Analysis: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Killed by His Own Party

Bloomberg’s Ari Natter and Mark Niquette report that Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn doesn’t think there will be time for his chamber to consider infrastructure this year.

February 28, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

White House Signals New Trade Deals Must Help Those Left Behind

The White House signaled President Donald Trump will pay close attention to the fate of workers left behind by globalization as a new benchmark for negotiating trade deals around the world.

February 22, 2018
GovernmentLogistics

White House Doesn’t Plan Import Tax, Official Says, Contradicting Trump

The Trump administration has no formal proposal on the table for a so-called reciprocal tax on imports, according to a U.S. official who sought to clarify whether a levy that risks escalating tensions with key trading partners would be enacted.

February 13, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 5: Country Club Builder

Building hotels, resorts and country clubs isn't the same as building roads and bridges, according to one transportation policy expert. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Europe to Trump: If You Want a Trade War, You’ll Get One

The European Union gave President Donald Trump a fresh warning about any U.S. curbs on imports from Europe by pledging rapid retaliation, highlighting the persistent risk of a trans-Atlantic trade war.

January 29, 2018