Tag: Trade

Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-IL, takes questions from reporters, following a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, January 29, 2019.

Energy and Environment

Duckworth accuses EPA of deception, calls for probe into ethanol waivers

John Siciliano · May 23, 2019 7:47 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah greet supporters on arrival at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Why Narendra Modi’s win is great news for America

Tom Rogan · May 23, 2019 6:08 pm

In this July 6, 2018 photo, a carrier ship for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is docked at Cheniereâs Sabine Pass Terminal in Cameron Parish, La. By specifically promoting LNG exports, the U.S. government is helping guarantee the success of a handful of companies _ using taxpayer dollars to boost a nascent industry it also regulates. Houston-based Cheniere has benefited from the governmentâs LNG push.

The trade war is getting worse for US energy and for consumers

Jessica Lutz · May 23, 2019 2:03 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump China's President Xi Jinping arrive for the state dinner with the first ladies at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.

Republicans fret Trump tariffs could backfire in 2020 even as they applaud stand against China

David M. Drucker · May 23, 2019 4:21 am

Senator Chuck Grassley, R-IA, takes questions from a reporters outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Grassley says China stalling on trade in hopes Democrat replaces Trump

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2019 6:00 pm

Sen. Ron Wyden speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Democrats dig in against USMCA vote

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2019 4:31 pm

Bret Davis, a soybean farmer, poses with farm equipment in Delaware, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Some farmers fear the protracted trade war with China will permanently alter their sales, leaving them without a foothold in one of their largest markets.

White House to meet with farmers hurt by trade war with China

Emily Ward · May 22, 2019 3:31 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks to the media.

Democratic leaders slow-walk Trump USMCA trade deal despite concessions

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2019 4:00 am

Bill Brim of the Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton, Ga. looks over a huge crop of tomatoes as he talks, Thursday, May 31, 2007. May set records for dry conditions in the state.

South Georgia farmers fear for their futures under USMCA

Melissa Quinn · May 22, 2019 4:00 am

A container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk, Va., Friday, May 10, 2019. President Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China's technology ambitions and other trade tensions.

Beltway Confidential

Trump basically says the trade war is failing by his own standards

Tim Worstall · May 21, 2019 5:27 pm

A display of assorted running sneakers.

US footwear brands warn Trump increased tariffs will be ‘catastrophic’

Melissa Quinn · May 21, 2019 3:44 pm

President Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 26, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

If Trump wants tariffs with China, then look to Taiwan and Japan for trade

Clark Packard · May 21, 2019 1:49 am