President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, played a key role in the Trump administration’s decision to back down from its threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Author: John Carney
Warren Buffett Says Free Trade Has Turned American Workers Into Roadkill
His comments on American workers echoed the remarks of President Donald Trump in his inaugural speech in January, which described a landscape of “American carnage.”
SOLID: 211,000 Jobs Created in April, Unemployment Falls to 4.4%
Job growth has bounced back from a weirdly weak March.
Treasury Department Shoots Down Fannie and Freddie Obamacare Conspiracy Theory
Special interest groups have been falsely claiming for several months that the Obama administration was diverting the profits of the mortgage-finance giants to providing funding for portions of Obamacare.
Treasury Department Shoots Down Fannie and Freddie Obamacare Conspiracy Theory
Special interest groups have been falsely claiming for several months that the Obama administration was diverting the profits of the mortgage-finance giants to providing funding for portions of Obamacare.
Public Employees and the Shadow World of American Carnage
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office provides an eye-opening answer to the question by examining a sector of the labor market whose wages have been largely shielded from the effects of trade deals, immigration, and job-killing regulation.
Donald Trump’s First 100 Days: Stock Market’s Best-Ever Expansionary Rally
No modern president taking office in an expanding economy has seen stocks rise by as much in his first 100 days in office as they did during Trump’s.
Five Things We Know About Trump’s Tax Plan, and Five Things We Don’t
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a wide-ranging tax overhaul that would slash taxes for businesses and simplify income taxes for individuals and households. The proposal is a barebones outline rather than a detailed plan, leaving many th…
White House Calls for Deep Cuts to Taxes on Families, Individuals, and Businesses
Plan slashes taxes on individuals, small businesses and corporations.