Tag: Donald Trump
Trump said to seek limit on state power over pipelines
NEW YORK - Developers have been trying for six years to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. Despite winning...
Trump’s group health plan rules struck down as ACA `end-run’
NEW YORK - One of President Donald Trump’s health care initiatives intended as a cheaper alternative to Obamacare suffered a crucial defeat when a...
President’s offshore cash promise falters as $665B returns
NEW YORK - Corporate America brought $664.9 billion of offshore profits back to the United States last year, falling short of the $4 trillion...
U.S. Jan. trade gap narrows as imports from China plummet
NEW YORK - The United States trade deficit pulled back in January from the widest level in a decade as imports from China plunged,...
Trump asks courts to erase Obamacare in risky 2020 election move
NEW YORK - The Trump administration is hardening its legal position toward Obamacare, arguing now the entire law is unconstitutional in a shift that...
Climate advocates cheer Trump policy shift on flood insurance
NEW YORK - Climate advocates say an overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program being unveiled by the Trump administration will spur communities around...
Trump said to again seek deep cuts in renewable energy funding
NEW YORK - The Trump administration is again seeking severe cuts to the U.S. Energy Department division charged with renewable energy and energy efficiency...
U.S. trade gap surged to $621B in 2018, highest in decade
NEW YORK -The United States trade deficit widened in 2018 to a 10-year high of $621 billion, bucking President Donald Trump’s pledges to reduce...
SALT cap will leave nearly 10.9M people feeling tax pain
NEW YORK - About 10.9 million people are losing out on one of their most prized tax breaks - the deduction for state and...
CBO sees Trump shutdown as an economic blip totaling $3B
NEW YORK - The five-week partial shutdown of the United States government will ultimately cost the world’s biggest economy just $3 billion, though the...