A group of 93 conservative activists and leaders is calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to refrain from scheduling a lame-duck session of Congress after the election, partially because it could lead to the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership pushed by President Obama. [Daily News| April 18,…

CPA held its annual DC Fly-In this week. CPA members from across the country fanned out across the Capitol.  It was an amazing experience to finally have the wind at our backs instead of facing headwinds. Your support and our members’ work has made an enormous impact. CPA is taken very seriously by congressional offices.…

Yesterday, NPR’s Chris Arnold wrote the latest in what has become a very long line of “explainer” pieces about economic globalization and the presidential campaigns. Nearly all of these pieces seek to resolve an alleged puzzle: nearly all reputable economists argue that policy efforts to boost trade are good for the U.S. economy, yet many (if not…

Government officials from major steel-producing countries failed to reach an agreement at their April 18 high-level meeting in Brussels on a politically binding joint communique laying out the policy steps they would take to address the global overcapacity situation, with U.S. officials and another informed source blaming China and other unnamed countries as the main…