Tag: Trade

President Trump suggested that Mexico could "indirectly" pay for the wall through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is administration has threatened to terminate altogether if renegotiations prove unsuccessful.

Trump: Mexico could ‘indirectly’ pay for wall through NAFTA

Gabby Morrongiello · January 12, 2018 3:50 pm

"We expect that will be renegotiated, or we'll pull out," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steven Mnuchin warns of NAFTA pullout if talks fail

Sean Higgins · January 11, 2018 8:06 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Canada's charges were false and implied that they were made in bad faith. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Trade representative slams Canadian WTO case against US

Sean Higgins · January 10, 2018 6:12 pm

President Trump has taken measures recently to take advantage of the country's growing dominance in world energy production. Increased oil production will help low-income consumers and people looking for skilled jobs in the economy of the next two decades, among other positive effects. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Drill, baby, drill? Yes, said Trump

Washington Examiner · January 10, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a keynote speaker. The summit offers an opportunity to advance US relationship with India. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Why Trump is right to go to Davos: It’s India, stupid

Tom Rogan · January 9, 2018 6:19 pm

Didn’t Republicans Use to Believe in Free Trade?

Colin Grabow · January 9, 2018 4:45 pm

Trump’s Looming Trade War with China

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 6, 2018 10:05 am

Access is a huge part of what companies pay for when they hire lobbyists — a seat at the table. It is the coin of the realm in the swamp. So, it's certainly unseemly for a president to literally sell access to himself, as President Trump does with his private clubs like Mar-a-Lago (pictured above). And for some customers, it appears that the rewards have been real. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The corrupt pay-to-play at Trump’s private clubs

Timothy P. Carney · January 2, 2018 11:48 pm

President Trump didn't build the economy. But in 2017, he's done the right things to not get in its way. Continue doing that, and it will be entertaining to watch what Paul Krugman writes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The economy rallied in 2017 because of what Trump didn’t do

Washington Examiner · January 2, 2018 5:01 am

"I'll negotiate with the Democrats if we can come up with a fantastic healthcare bill, that's okay with me," Trump said. (AP)

Michael Barone: Trying to take Trump seriously

Michael Barone · December 28, 2017 5:01 am

Save for a major disaster, let's grade President Trump's performance based on his top four campaign promises and how he's fared in his first year delivering on them. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Does Trump earn a passing grade for his first year as president?

Siraj Hashmi · December 27, 2017 8:52 pm

President Trump promised that day to work with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toward "a stronger trading relationship between the United States and Canada." But the Trump administration has proposed punitive duties on the sale of Bombardier aircraft in the U.S., at the behest of rival manufacturer Boeing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Step back from a protectionist pratfall, Mr. Trump

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2017 5:01 am