With his second term underway, President Donald Trump has already taken bold steps to put America first and bring back the American dream that makes our country so prosperous. I lived the American dream here in Texas. My family immigrated legally to the United States when I was 6 years old, and I grew up in […]
What we are witnessing is the end result of a presidency where values are fluid and transactional, expertise is irrelevant and our national credibility is an afterthought.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with investors Tuesday morning at a summit hosted by the American Bankers Association. His remarks came as the U.S. economy has been under the microscope after President Trump issued sweeping tariffs on nearly all foreign trading partners. Aside from a 10 percent baseline tariff that went into effect over the...
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said President Trump is going “so overboard” on his tariff agenda. Schumer joined CNN on Tuesday, just a day before Trump’s latest round of sweeping reciprocal tariffs went into effect on Wednesday. He was pushing for Congress to take action against the new trade policies as they spark instability at home...
With President Trump's latest tariffs underway, a group of House Democrats are calling on the administration to try to protect medical supply chains from the "devastating consequences" the mounting trade war could inflict on patients. Led by Democratic Reps. Doris Matsui (Calif.) and Brad Schneider (Ill.), 26 House Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Trade...
China on Wednesday announced a new 50 percent tariff on U.S. exports, intensifying a trade war initiated by President Trump that is showing no signs of slowing down as it causes economic chaos around the world. “The U.S. threat to escalate tariffs on China is a mistake on top of a mistake and once again...
President Trump's latest round of sweeping reciprocal tariffs went into effect early Wednesday, including a 104 percent import tax on China. The tariffs, which Trump announced April 2, the day he dubbed “Liberation Day,” hit nearly all foreign trading partners with an import tax on products coming into the U.S. A baseline 10 percent tariff,...