Trump-Kim agreement short on details
The vague, detail-free agreement that President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un signed this week raises more questions than answers. Published June 14, 2018
Donald Lambro
Articles by Donald Lambro
Showing Congress where to swing the spending axe
President Trump has found a rarely used legislative tool that hasn't been employed in nearly 20 years to cut $15.4 billion in wasteful, needless federal spending. Published May 24, 2018
After the tax cuts
The American stock market soared in anticipation of President Trump's sweeping tax cuts and in the aftermath of their enactment. Published May 3, 2018
Reducing the debt when economic indicators are in flux
The Trump economy was soaring at a much higher altitude this year until it ran into unexpected turbulence that sent the stock market into a nose dive. Published March 29, 2018
The budget impasse
The threat of yet another government shutdown looms in about eight days amid speculation that next year's budget deficit could speed past $1 trillion. Published February 1, 2018
Seeking a bipartisan deal on immigration
President Trump continued to soften a few of his hard-core positions on immigration Tuesday at an extraordinary, bipartisan, deal-cutting meeting with lawmakers at the White House. Published January 11, 2018
Shaping the Trump economy
America's middle-class incomes shot up by 3.2 percent last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, after a decade marked by the Great Recession, weak economic growth and widespread unemployment. Published September 14, 2017
Trump's Afghanistan Gambit
President Trump's plan to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan means that our 16-year-old war against the Taliban terrorists will continue for years to come. Published August 24, 2017
Countering bombast from North Korea
The escalating exchange of nuclear threats between North Korea and the United States has pushed us closer to the brink of war. Published August 10, 2017
The economy's continuing lethargy
President Trump touts the economy every now and then, taking credit for the stock market's record rise, and the few job deals he's negotiated. But a closer look at reality reveals a much gloomier picture. Published August 3, 2017
New life for Republican tax reform
House Speaker Paul Ryan's uplifting economic speech this week has breathed new life into the GOP's tax reform plan to get America moving again. Published June 22, 2017
A widening White House probe
President Trump wanted James Comey to shut down the FBI's investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn. Published June 18, 2017
'I need loyalty. I expect loyalty'
Former FBI director James Comey erased any doubt this week that President Trump asked him to halt a key part of his investigation into the Russian collusion scandal and insisted on his complete "loyalty." Published June 8, 2017
Possible crimes and cover-ups
In his first four months in office, President Trump has achieved the dubious distinction of being investigated by an independent prosecutor and at least five major oversight committees in Congress run by his own party. Published May 25, 2017
Doing the policy zigzag
It's not wrong for a president to change his mind as circumstances warrant, but Donald Trump is setting a record for ditching major positions he staked out in his 2016 campaign. Published April 13, 2017
The economy shifts into pro-growth gear
After little more than a month in office, President Trump's sweeping tax-cutting reforms have had a huge impact on the economy, both here and abroad. Published February 23, 2017
The Russia conundrum
Donald Trump's presidency is in deep trouble. After nearly four weeks in office, he has yet to finish filling his administration's top posts, and Congress is about to conduct an investigation into his ties to Russia. Published February 16, 2017
The underperforming Obama economy
The anemic, underperforming Obama economy ended with a whimper in December, a victim of his anti-growth, anti-capital investment, tax hike policies. Published February 2, 2017
Trump and the facts
President Trump's administration has redefined the word "facts" to support his claim that he lost the popular vote because between 3 million and 5 million illegal votes were cast in the November election. Published January 26, 2017
Cracks in his campaign promises
Republicans moved quickly this week toward confirming President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominations, as widening cracks began appearing in some of his major campaign promises. Published January 12, 2017
