Trump's Trade Team Suggests His Hardnosed Campaign Talk Was No Bluff
The makeup of President-elect Donald Trump’s trade team suggests he wasn’t joking when he promised voters to shake things up.
January 5, 2017Former Treasury Secretary Says Markets Underestimating Risks of Trump Presidency
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said investors are being far too sanguine about the risks associated with Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
January 4, 2017Trump’s DOT Pick Outlines Priorities for Agency
The effective enforcement of safety, repairing critical infrastructure and expediting the permitting process are priorities at the U.S. Department of Transportation that Elaine Chao said she will address if confirmed as transportation secretary in the Trump administration.
December 21, 2016Mayors Reach Out to Trump Administration for January Event
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has invited top-level Trump administration officials to address their group at their January meeting in Washington.
December 19, 2016Perry Said to Be Offered Energy Secretary Position by Trump
Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be the secretary of energy, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former oil-state governor atop the agency that helps chart the nation’s energy future, according to four people familiar with the president-elect’s selection process.
December 13, 2016McConnell to Trump: Tread Carefully on Infrastructure Proposal
President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion campaign proposal to finance roads and bridges through tax credits should steer clear of provisions that add to the deficit, the leader of the U.S. Senate told reporters in Washington on Dec. 12.
December 12, 2016Trump Chooses Billionaire Wilbur Ross for Commerce Job
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, an architect of the Trump campaign’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan, is intended to be the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Commerce during his administration.
November 30, 2016Deutsche Bank: Trump Could Push the US Economy and Stock Markets to New Records
It's looking more likely that President-elect Donald Trump will preside over a continuing U.S. expansion that could take its place as the longest among American business cycles, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
November 22, 2016Might Trucking Executive Be Trump's Pick to Head DOT?
Politico has listed James S. Simpson, 59, of Wayne, Pennsylvania — chairman of Victory Worldwide Transportation and former New Jersey Department of Transportation commissioner under Gov. Chris Christie — as a possible candidate to head the U.S. Department of Transportation.
November 17, 2016Trump Castigates Global Trade Pacts; Lawmakers Caught in a Vice
WASHINGTON — Sens. Charles Grassley, a cantankerous Midwestern conservative, and Tim Kaine, a paint-by-the-numbers East Coast Democrat, don’t agree on very much. But when it comes to free trade, both are very worried.
September 27, 2016