Trump Presidency News

Time magazine’s cover story for the week of Nov. 6 is a classic. It blares: “The Wrecking Crew: How Trump’s Cabinet Is Dismantling Government As We Know It.” The New York Times ran a lead editorial complaining that Team Trump is shrinking the regulatory state at an “unprecedented” pace. Meanwhile, last week the stock market…

Following on the president’s campaign promise to invest $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure, the Trump administration has made it clear that it intends to draw heavily on private capital to reach that goal. However, a provision in the tax reform bill appears to run directly counter to the administration’s plan to pursue private financing…

I am not nearly so coldhearted and unsympathetic toward the mainstream media as some of my conservative friends, such as Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Chris Plante, and Ann Coulter. In fact, my heart goes out to them. As evidence of the same, if I had President Donald Trump’s ear, I’d urge…

Wednesday, Nov. 1 will mark the beginning of the next open enrollment period in the Obamacare exchanges. This will be the first enrollment season since the Trump administration changed the enrollment process and scaled back the “navigator” program. The navigator program is a federal initiative designed to guide Obamacare enrollees as they jump through the…

President Donald Trump’s trade representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, stirred up some controversy last week when he called for a five-year “sunset” provision to be included in the North American Free Trade Agreement. He asserted that investor-state dispute settlement features in U.S. free trade agreements amount to government-backed political risk insurance for big American companies. Some…

The Trump administration is attempting to do what past administrations have either failed to do or blocked: open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling. The House recently passed a budget proposal that opens the door to allowing drilling in the refuge. The bill now stands in the Senate…

Hillary Clinton is urging federal workers to stay in their jobs so they can fight for progressive policies again. On her book tour, the former secretary of state and presidential candidate told government workers to “stick it out, stick it out, because the tide has to turn.” “If [Democrats] can take back one or both…