John T. Bennett

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | John T. Bennett

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pivoted from his "America First" philosophy in recent weeks with his pursuit of trillions in foreign investment dollars and his prolonged efforts to end two foreign wars, as congressional Democrats raise new concerns. Trump has been using the powers of his office to conduct foreign policy mostly without much input from the legislative branch.

1 week ago | rollcall.com | John T. Bennett

ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump has pivoted from his “America First” philosophy in recent weeks with his pursuit of trillions in foreign investment dollars and his prolonged efforts to end two foreign wars, as congressional Democrats raise new concerns. Trump has been using the powers of his office to conduct foreign policy mostly without much input from the legislative branch.

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | John T. Bennett

WASHINGTON - Almost four months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved away from his populist campaign rhetoric to a much bolder and disruptive economic policy approach built on tariffs - even being open to a potential recession - and urging Americans to consume less.

3 weeks ago | rollcall.com | John T. Bennett

ANALYSIS — Almost four months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved away from his populist campaign rhetoric to a much bolder and disruptive economic policy approach built on tariffs — even being open to a potential recession — and urging Americans to consume less. On the campaign trail, his sales pitch focused, in large part, on extending Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts and slapping tariffs on what his team had dubbed the world’s worst actors on trade and access to economic markets.

4 weeks ago | rollcall.com | John T. Bennett

As he prepares to jet off Monday on his first working foreign trip of a breakneck second term, President Donald Trump will be met head-on with the uncertain future of war-torn Gaza and its beleaguered residents — as congressional Democrats remain flummoxed by his emerging foreign policy approach.