Tag: George W. Bush

President Trump on Thursday signed two proclamations declaring tariffs on steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump revives Republican protectionism on trade

W. James Antle III · March 9, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump is expected to announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans will let tariffs ruin the economy, because they are afraid of angering Trump

Philip Wegmann · March 8, 2018 6:46 pm

Forty-one percent of American voters listed President Trump as the worst president since the end of WWII, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Voters deem Trump the worst president since WWII: Poll

Tristan Justice · March 8, 2018 3:51 pm

After President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff over a protest of 1,028 economists, it wasn't long after that the Great Depression followed. Some worry President Trump may be laying the groundwork for much of the same today. (AP Images)

Michael Barone: Trump on trade — better than Smoot-Hawley?

Michael Barone · March 8, 2018 5:01 am

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, "Hyde language needs to be in whatever we do." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King · March 8, 2018 12:27 am

For the time being, the GOP is Trump's party. Not even an ambitious Bush can deny it. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

A Bush survives in Trump’s GOP

W. James Antle III · March 7, 2018 9:32 pm

"While gun control is not the answer, the best and most effective path forward, I believe, is one that safeguards our schools from becoming "soft targets," or areas with little to stand in the way of someone with bad intentions," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mark Meadows proposes $1.5B to boost school safety after Florida shooting

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 6:52 pm

Former President George W. Bush, who has publicly remained quiet in his criticisms of his successors, is reported to regularly poke fun at the current administration. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

George W. Bush: Trump ‘makes me look pretty good’

Tristan Justice · March 6, 2018 7:02 pm

Something is happening to the dark blue Democratic tsunami that everyone saw coming, and it is happening just as the country heads toward Trump's first midterm election. (Illustration by Al Goodwyn for the Washington Examiner)

Republicans hope tax reform can withstand a midterm Democratic wave

David M. Drucker · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump's suggestions on guns have included arming qualified teachers, raising the minimum age required to purchase certain kinds of firearms, confiscating guns from people suspected of having mental illness, and strengthening background checks for prospective gun owners.

Trump negotiates with himself on guns

Sarah Bedford · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

In his first year, President Trump largely went along with Republican policy priorities. His new tariffs mark a shift from that. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s GOP trade war

W. James Antle III · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

After losing 49 states in the 1984 elections, Democrats worked with President Ronald Reagan to pass the Tax Reform Act of 1986, but efforts to undo the act began almost immediately. (AP Photo/Don Heiny)

Beltway Confidential

The fight for tax reform isn’t over yet

Bruce Thompson · March 5, 2018 10:44 pm