Tag: Manufacturing

Nearly 41 million American adults lack access to a physical university, and of those, 3 million also lack access to an Internet connection suitable for online education.

Efforts to stem opioid abuse have side effects

Washington Examiner Staff · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump approved tariffs on solar panels last month based on a trade commission recommendation made in response, in part, to a petition by the U.S. subsidiary of the German company SolarWorld. (Martin Leissl/Bloomberg)

Energy and Environment

Lawsuits start tumbling in as Trump’s solar tariffs go into effect

John Siciliano · February 8, 2018 10:17 pm

President Trump campaigned heavy against the sort of cronyism he said was rife in the "swamp" that is Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s GOP catches cronyism fever in the swamp

Timothy P. Carney · February 7, 2018 3:22 am

The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to reduce regulation, and many American industries have their own wishlist of things they want to deregulate. For example, electronic cigarette advocates want to change a regulation requiring "pre-market approval" for all devices and liquids introduced after February 2007. The long-term health effects of "vaping" are currently unknown, and the FDA plans to require product applications in 2022.(AP Photo/Branden Camp)

What CEOs still want from Trump: A deregulation wishlist

Steven Nelson, John Siciliano, Joseph Lawler, Sean Higgins · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

CNN contributor Nia-Malika Henderson allowed the President Trump's State of the Union address was "adequate," but said it was an otherwise flat and inconsequential affair. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

CNN correspondent rips Trump’s speech: ‘Tired,’ ‘bored,’ ‘he didn’t seem to be very excited’

Eddie Scarry · January 31, 2018 3:54 am

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore took aim at President Trump on Twitter for not highlighting the clean energy industry in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

Energy and Environment

Al Gore trolls Trump: ‘There is no war on American energy’

John Siciliano · January 31, 2018 3:30 am

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, told the White House that pulling out of the North American Free Trade Agreement would introduce a "devastating increase in tariffs" for his state. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges White House to not change NAFTA

Sean Higgins · January 26, 2018 11:13 pm

Onlookers had expected President Trump wouldn't find too many allies at the famously globalist World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Trump finds an ally at Davos in French oil giant Total

John Siciliano · January 26, 2018 3:20 am

For proof that we are in the midst of extraordinarily prosperous times, the fact that stocks are closing higher on Wall Street is just one example. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Rep. Andy Biggs: It’s a prosperous new year, even if the media haven’t told you

Rep. Andy Biggs · January 25, 2018 5:01 am

The talks have not gone well for the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican officials negotiating the NAFTA free trade deal. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Democrats slam Mexico on labor rights, urge tough NAFTA stance

Sean Higgins · January 25, 2018 12:24 am

As one of the handful of changes, all nonbirth parents will receive up to six weeks of paid leave. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Starbucks cites tax reform as reason for raises, expanded benefits, thousands of new jobs

Anna Giaritelli · January 24, 2018 11:14 am

President Trump On Tuesday imposed new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s trade protectionism cuts into your new tax break

Washington Examiner · January 24, 2018 5:01 am