President Trump’s speech on tax reform was good but it is unlikely that his current efforts will do much to make tax reform happen. Tax reform is possible but first, Trump needs to get out of the way and let Congress...
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OpEds
The white sheet has been taken off the head of the White House and it was called out yesterday by an unlikely group: President Donald Trump’s corporate colleagues. What’s transpired is both historic and consequential for policy, politics, and national security....
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It’s been a long week for President Trump and today he announced the disbandment of his Manufacturing Council and Strategy and Policy Forum.
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President Donald Trump’s decision on Thursday to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change—an agreement supported by nearly every other nation in the world—is perhaps the kookiest policy calculation of his young presidency. Here’s why it matters. Environmental The...
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OpEds
President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda received a serious and significant self-inflicted wound when he fired FBI Director James Comey. For those holding out hope the Administration would pull it together this year and pass tax reform and at least begin to...
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The White House is proposing comprehensive tax reforms said to simplify the federal tax code through cutting rates and eliminating deductions. Critics found the plan fell short on how the measures would be paid for, saying it will primarily benefit the...
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As we approach the end of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office (Saturday, April 29th), it’s time to assess the progress he has made. During an October speech in Gettysburg, then-candidate Trump thought the 100-day benchmark was appropriate and...
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Throughout his presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump railed against China’s currency manipulation. Bart joins “News with Ed” to help understand the complex problem of currency manipulation and how Trump plans to address it.
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On Tuesday evening President Trump will have the opportunity to address the nation, and equally as important, House and Senate members during a joint session of Congress. These are the individuals who will actually vote to make, amend or rescind laws...
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Politics and Prose
Despite some policy backlash, along with projections from respected economists and analysts that markets would dive if Donald Trump were elected president, that’s not been the case…in the least. To the contrary, things appear to have been going very well. Amongst the...
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