
Capitol Insights
A USTR investigation has concluded that China’s state-led strategies create unfair competition, restrict U.S. commerce, and pose economic security risks. Specifically, the USTR finds that China's aggressive industrial planning has led to dominant global market shares in shipbuilding, shipping containers, chassis, and ship-to-shore cranes.
With tariffs dominating the national conversation, many concerned Americans have taken note as Trump Administration surrogates tout forthcoming tax relief as a counterbalance to the initial economic disruptions caused by tariff-driven instability. To that end, the president recently secured a critical objective towards that priority.
President Trump kicked off the last week with sweeping new tariffs that rocked the global economy. A baseline 10% tariff on nearly all imports was implemented, alongside country-specific tariffs as high as 145% on Chinese goods.
April 2nd, brought the Liberation Day tariff announcement from the President. Below is a deep dive of the official documents from the White House, and what to expect moving forward.
The Republican Party’s struggle to advance its budget blueprint highlights deep divisions between House and Senate members. As House Republicans push the Senate to adopt their framework to expedite President Trump’s ambitious policy agenda, Senate Republicans are charting their own course.