“He understands that international trade is a strategic game of conflicting national interests and a competition for good jobs and industries,” Stumo said in a

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) this week told Inside U.S. Trade he will push Trump cabinet nominees with responsibility for trade policy on their

By Jason Cooper, CPA Research Assistant US Buy America laws mandate that the government prefer domestic products over foreign ones when making purchases.  Free trade

By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director  A new CPA economic analysis estimates that for each $1 billion of additional imports into the U.S. costs the

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday named as his chief trade negotiator a Washington lawyer who has long advocated protectionist policies, the latest

Coalition for a Prosperous America CEO Michael Stumo, meanwhile, said Lighthizer is “an excellent choice” – adding that “he understands that international trade is a

On Tuesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Robert Lighthizer to serve as the next U.S. Trade Representative. CPA supports the nomination and pledged to work

Ford Motor Co. will scrap plans to build a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, after coming under criticism by President-elect Donald Trump for shifting small-car production

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate lawyer Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative, picking an experienced trade official who has

by Jeff Ferry President-elect Trump’s appointment of Peter Navarro to a new National Trade Council has alarmed some traditional economists. Professor Navarro, co-author of a