Trump Administration
Trump Imposes Sweeping Tariffs: 25% on Canada and Mexico, 10% on Canadian Energy
February 1st, 2025, President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% tariff on imports from China. He specified that shipments of...
Budget Reconciliation 101
Budget Reconciliation was born out of The Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which established the congressional budget process for determining national priorities. Reconciliation is a fast-track budgetary mechanism that enables...
Day One Decisions: Trump’s Executive Orders Set Administrations Tone
By Aliza Hart After President Trump was sworn into office Monday afternoon, he headed to Capitol One Arena to sign a series of executive orders, covering a wide range of...
Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: How it is Going So Far
The confirmation hearings for President Trump’s cabinet nominees have been a mix of political maneuvering, intense scrutiny, and strategic positioning. Read about the hearings from this week below. Scott Bessent...
Thanksgiving Worries Amid Trump’s New Proposed Trade Policies
As Americans sat down for Thanksgiving this year, many enjoyed a financial reprieve with holiday meal costs at their lowest in years. Yet, the looming policy shifts under the incoming...
Brace for Impact: Trump’s Next Moves in Healthcare
The Trump administration’s return to the White House signals a period of potentially transformative shifts in U.S. healthcare policy, focusing on substantial deregulation, aggressive cost-reduction measures, and a restructuring of...
Takeaways from the 2024 Republican National Convention
After four eventful days, the 2024 Republican National Convention has come to a close with Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance accepting the Republican nomination. The Convention was organized...
Section 301 Tariff Exclusions Extended
Note: Constitution Partners was first to publish news of exclusion extensions in early December. You can read about our previous intelligence report here. On December 26, 2023, the Office of...
Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic: A DC Perspective
This week marks the end of the U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a...