Small Businesses Benefit From Deregulation But Remain Stymied by Trump's Trade Policy
Dump intrusive trade policies to give a real boost to consumers and entrepreneurs.
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Trump Exempts Plastic Straws From His Sucky Tariffs
The much-maligned drinking utensil is saved from the ravages of Trump's trade war.
John Bolton Is Mad That Trump Wouldn't Let Him Bomb Iran
Trump's recently fired national security adviser fumed about the president's unwillingness to launch another half-cocked war and says U.S. should stay in Afghanistan basically forever.
Pence Says North American Trade Deal Will Boost U.S. Automaking Jobs. Don't Believe Him.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a handful of protectionist measures that would likely slow the U.S. economy and harm American automakers.
Will 'Winning' the Trade War Be Worth the Loss of More Than 300,000 Jobs?
A new analysis from Moody's says 300,000 jobs have been lost already, with another 600,000 hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, Trump is trying to reopen channels with China.
Trump Says Tariffs Are Driving American Businesses Out of China. Actually, 87 Percent Plan To Stay.
Foreign investment in China has not declined since the start of the trade war, either. In fact, it continues to grow.
Ultra-Hawk John Bolton Fired From Trump Administration
He got the boot before managing to start any new wars.
Latest Trade War Casualties: More Than 10,000 Layoffs in August
The trade war should be thought of as a massive tax and regulatory scheme.
The Trump Administration's New Citizenship Rules for Service Members Abroad Are Petty and Pointless
Their main purpose is to stick it to immigrants working for Uncle Sam overseas
Labor Department Official Quits After Bloomberg Law Reporter Discovers Anti-Semitic Facebook Post That Is Not Actually Anti-Semitic
Leif Olson was clearly making fun of the alt-right.
Trade Wars Have No Winners
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates again, farmers and small businesses are getting hurt the most, but global manufacturing is taking a hit too.
Congress Must Roll Back Trump's Tariff Authority
Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Senate Finance Committee will debate two bills this fall aimed at restricting presidential authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
Military Kids Born Abroad Are Not Being Denied Citizenship
Plus: Gillibrand ends presidential campaign, trouble for Forever 21, and more...
Trump Reportedly Told Subordinates To Break Laws in Order To Build His Border Wall Before 2020
A disturbing picture of a president willfully condoning not only the use of eminent domain to seize private land from Americans for a pet project, but also suggesting—perhaps ordering—his underlings to violate laws in pursuit of that objective.
Elizabeth Warren's Pitch for 'Economic Patriotism' Is Full of Intellectual Dishonesty and Economic Fallacies
Warren needs to take a lesson from Leonard Read's "I, Pencil."
As Trade War Escalates, Trump Has Impotently 'Ordered' American Businesses Out of China
Trump's economic nationalism has always been an exercise in petty authoritarianism, and it's increasingly difficult to see it as anything else.
How Would Trump's Payroll Tax Cut Work? Glad You Asked!
The details are reeeaaaaaally sketchy, but here's what we know now.
The Trade War Is Going So Well That Trump Might Bail Out Apple
"If I didn't help them, they would have a big problem," says Trump. But maybe he's already "helped" enough.
Trump Won't Visit Denmark If the Country Won't Sell Us Greenland
Plus: The recession that's not coming will be "moderate and short," Kamala Harris has seen a big poll drop since June, Facebook yanks "Women for Trump" ad, and more...
Did Apple CEO Tim Cook Get Trump To Realize Tariffs Are Harmful?
Plus: Marvel Comics cancels Art Spiegelman, prohibition still doesn't work, and more
Peter Navarro Says the 'Data' Show Americans Aren't Paying Trump's Tariffs. In Fact, They Show the Opposite.
Tariffs are taxes on imports that translate into higher prices for American businesses and consumers.
America's Golden Door Is Slamming Shut
The shocking excesses of Donald Trump's immigration policy
Voters and Business Owners Know the Trade War Should Be Abandoned. Does Trump?
It's not just the cost of the tariffs that are hurting the economy. "The indirect costs are enormous," says one Wisconsin CEO.
Mississippi ICE Raids Highlight Glaring Weakness With E-Verify, Immigration Restrictionists' Favorite Big Government Program
Plus: Federal government looks to expand marijuana research, America's housing boom is not helping more people afford new homes, and more...
Washington's Recent Fiscal Recklessness Will Look Even Worse if America Is Heading Into a Recession
Plus: Fashion versus the police state, a truce in the Kansas-Missouri border war, and more....
Donald Trump's Response to Hong Kong Protests Leaves Much To Be Desired
Plus: Farewell to the author whose work inspired Ross Ulbricht to create Silk Road, Trump's toy tax gets delayed until Christmas, and more....
With Latest Trade War Gambit, Trump Administration Admits Americans Are Paying Tariff Costs
The White House says it will delay some new tariffs on Chinese imports until after the Christmas shopping season. But why do that if Americans aren't paying?
Trump's New Welfare Rule Cuts Immigration Against Congressional Will
Only wealthy immigrants will have a clear shot at being admitted or staying.
Next Round of Tariffs Will Be $1 Billion Tax Increase on Smartphones, TVs, Tablets, and More
Thanks to the trade war, Americans are already importing fewer laptops, speakers, and other electronic items—and paying a higher price for the items they do buy. A bigger hit is coming.
Trump Administration Labels China a 'Currency Manipulator' After China Briefly Stops Manipulating Its Currency
Don't worry about China's currency manipulation. It only hurts China's own people, and benefits American consumers and businesses.
The Escalating Trade War Is Bad News for Pretty Much Everyone
Stocks plunge as China cuts off purchases of American agricultural goods, U.S. responds by labeling China a "currency manipulator" because the Chinese government is no longer artificially propping up the yuan.
This Steelmaker Looked Like a Winner in the Trade War. Now It's Suing the Commerce Department Over Tariffs.
Protectionism fails, even for those who were supposed to benefit.
The Trade Deficit Keeps Growing. And Here's 3 More Data Points Showing Trump Is Losing His Trade War
Investment in American businesses has fallen sharply since the start of the trade war, and American exports are way down too.
A New Front in Trump's War on Amazon
Plus: Thousands of troops leaving Afghanistan, TV networks sue streaming site Locust, Gabbard calls Harris response "pathetic," and more...
The Trade War Truce Is Over. More Tariffs Coming in September, Trump Tweets.
The tariffs haven't worked yet, but Trump is going to keep trying anyway.
Warren's Trade Policy Dresses Up Trumpism with Progressive Rhetoric
Warren says her administration "will engage in international trade—but on our terms and only when it benefits American families." The details show she'd be opposed to trade with most developing nations.
Robert Mueller's Testimony Convinced Everyone of Exactly What They Already Believed
The former special counsel's abridged answers to lawmakers' questions changed few minds.
The Justice Department's 'Big Tech' Antitrust Investigation Is Unnecessary Political Theater
Both Democrats and Republicans are cheerleading for government action against Facebook, Google, Amazon, and the rest, but Americans should be skeptical.
Democrats Revive Russia-Probe Drama With Live-Action Version of the Mueller Report
Plus: Kamala Harris jokes about starving prisoners, Trump sues over tax-return release, "Big Tech" witch hunt gets official, and more..
Can the Freedom Caucus Convince Trump to Derail This Awful Budget Deal? If Not, Fiscal Conservatism Is Truly Dead.
The House Freedom Caucus could reverse its trend towards irrelevancy by successfully swaying Trump to turn against the new budget deal.
Possible Budget Deal Will Add $2 Trillion to the National Debt
If President Donald Trump signs the deal into law, he will have authorized a 22 percent increase in federal discretionary spending during his first term in office.
Pelosi Rejects Plan to Cut Spending by Less Than 0.3 Percent
The federal government will spend $57 trillion over the next 10 years and run an $11 trillion deficit. But cutting spending by $150 billion is too much to ask?
Child Sex Trafficking Prosecutions Down Under Trump
For the second year in a row, federal prosecutions for sex trafficking of children have dropped.
American Manufacturing Is Growing, but Trump's Tariffs Aren't the Reason Why
A new report shows that American imports from Asia continue to grow, although the tariffs might be responsible for shifting some manufacturing from China to Vietnam and elsewhere.
At Least 80 Workers Are Losing Their Jobs at This Pennsylvania Steel Plant. Tariffs Are To Blame.
Trump's steel protectionism seems to have failed. Again.
Acosta Resigns as Labor Secretary
He says his role in Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal has become a distraction.
Donald Trump Doesn't Think 'the Mainstream Media Is Free Speech'
At his social media summit on Thursday, the president ranted incoherently about the media's "crooked," "dishonest," and "dangerous" speech.
No Citizenship Question on 2020 Census as Trump Backs Down
Instead, the president signed an executive order directing government agencies to sift through documents and databases to determine Americans' citizenship status.
