Manufacturing

Throughout his first year in office, President Trump promised to make the U.S. the dominant producer of oil and natural gas in the world. His new tariffs could derail that. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could seriously derail his “Energy Dominance” agenda

Mark J. Perry · March 7, 2018 12:38 am

In the wake of President Trump's announcement that tariffs would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports, several World Trade Organization members have already signaled they are getting countermeasures ready.

How Trump’s steel tariffs could break the WTO

Pete Kasperowicz · March 6, 2018 2:00 pm

"Research and development is the heartbeat of 3M," said 3M CEO Inge Thulin. (AP photo)

Why a US economic bellwether believes the best is yet to come

James Langford · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

On March 1, President Trump announced he would soon impose massive tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Step back, President Trump, no one wins a trade war

Washington Examiner · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro claimed the steel and aluminum tariffs, which Trump announced suddenly without consulting key departments first, will have "no downstream effects." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Peter Navarro: Trump’s steel tariffs will have ‘no country exclusions’

Laura Barrón-López · March 4, 2018 3:01 pm

On Thursday, President Trump announced he would introduce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s new taxes — a big tariff step backward

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum risk a trade war with close allies like Canada, the European Union, and Japan, but will most certainly annoy China. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s tariffs are a very bad idea, but at least they will annoy China

Tom Rogan · March 1, 2018 9:43 pm

In this photo from Friday, traders Frank O'Connell, James Riley, and Michael Smyth, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The three major stock market indexes tumbled Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding as much as 586 points, after Trump outlined a plan for the U.S. to charge levies of 25 percent on overseas steel and 10 percent on overseas aluminum. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S. stock markets discover a Trump trade they don’t like

James Langford · March 1, 2018 9:00 pm

"Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!," the president tweeted. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump: ‘Unfair trade’ killing US steel, aluminum companies

Katelyn Caralle · March 1, 2018 12:53 pm

In this 2015 photo, workers inspect the new aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 trucks before they get painted at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. Heidi Brock, president of the Aluminum Association, said the Trump administration needs to support strong fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to undergird that investment, since the rules are projected to cause a transition from steel to lighter aluminum use in vehicle chassis to make cars and pickup trucks lighter to meet the standards. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Energy and Environment

Aluminum industry starts new coalition to lobby Trump on clean vehicles

John Siciliano · March 1, 2018 5:01 am

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is leading the U.S. efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top NAFTA goal is changing ‘rules of origin,’ trade rep says

Sean Higgins · February 28, 2018 10:20 pm

"We heard the promises ... Now it's time for action," the ad narrator states. "President Trump, America's workers are counting on you to protect our jobs and to defend our national security. It's time to keep the promise and protect American steel." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steel manufacturers to Trump: ‘We heard the promises … now it’s time for action’

Tristan Justice · February 27, 2018 4:27 pm