U.S. under Trump Series: Capitol Hill concedes to Trump tweets on first day
Jan 04, 2017 08:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy
On the very first day of the 115th congress, the House Republicans tried to scale back the Independent Ethics oversight but had to reverse their course after abipartisan outcry and a tweeter criticism from the...
U.S. under Trump Series: Mega Ford victory for Trump
Jan 04, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Commentary Economy
After winning the election in November, Republican Presidential nominee sat with the executives of Ford motor, which was planning to shut down a light vehicle factory in the United States and move to Mexico, to persuade...
Trump's immigration policies will pick up where Obama's left off
Jan 03, 2017 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In 2017, the Trump administration will likely continue and expand the Obama administrations focus on removing immigrants convicted of crimes. Whether Trump will break ground for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico is...
Will Obama's offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
Jan 03, 2017 08:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
President Obama gave environmental advocates a Christmas present when he announced in late December that he was banning oil and gas drilling in huge swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. This action indefinitely...
Why Donald Trump's China policy is a trade war in the making
Dec 23, 2016 01:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trumps telephone call with the president of Taiwan shortly after he won the vote to become the next president of the US caused a diplomatic stir. Some attributed it to Trumps ignorance of diplomatic protocol which...
Trump picks bitcoin and blockchain enthusiast Mick Mulvaney as Budget Director
Dec 21, 2016 10:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mick Mulvaney, a conservative Republican congressman from South Carolina and bitcoin enthusiast, as the U.S. Budget Director. With Mick at the head of OMB, my Administration is...
Trump presidency likely to spell inflation, economic growth in 2017
Dec 20, 2016 12:11 pm UTC| Economy Commentary
Inflation is expected to spell in the United States, following the presidency of President-elect Donald Trump amid expansionary fiscal policy and the introduction of tariffs. However, tighter financial conditions,...
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