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President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion with industry leaders as part of “Made in America” week. The president emphasized the importance of manufacturing jobs and American-made…

The CEOs of the Markle Foundation and Siemens USA talked about the importance of technical training and apprenticeship programs in the digital age. They spoke at the annual summer meeting of the…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered the central bank’s semiannual monetary policy report. This was her second day on the Hill. She said she’d like to see a three percent growth rate for the…

SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar talked about the economic implications of business regulations. He talked about the regulatory and legislative agendas of the new Securities and Exchange…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report. She highlighted recent job growth and said she…

Simon Montlake talked about his Christian Science Monitor article “Rust Belt” cities’s adjustment to a more high-tech world. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question, “ What is your view of the economy?”

Professor Ganesh Sitaraman talked about his book The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic, in which he says that the Founders didn’t…

Mona Charen and Paul Glastris talked about whether the American Dream is still attainable and the government’s role in helping Americans achieve it. At the conclusion of the program a portion of a…

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) talked about her book, This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America’s Middle Class, in which she examines the history and current state of the middle…

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing on President Trump’s nominees to be the next Housing and Urban Development deputy secretary, Pamela Hughes Patenaude, and the chair…

President Trump met with several Republican senators at the White House to discuss the status of the Senate Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. In a brief statement to reporters…

Kathryn Edin, author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, and Stefanie DeLuca, co-author of Coming of Age in the Other America, talked about income inequality. They spoke at…

The opening portion of the Center for American Progress annual Ideas Conference included keynote remarks by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D). In addition, Center for American Progress…

Following opening remarks from Institute of International Finance president Timothy Adams, panelists talked about the U.S. economic outlook and opportunities for growth. Then, former Bush…

White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn outlined the Trump administration’s proposals on tax policy, infrastructure funding, and trade. The forum was part of an all-day…

Professor John Taylor delivered remarks as the Institute of International Finance Policy Summit.

President Trump signed an executive order that made changes to the guest worker visa program. It also pushed federal agencies to buy and use American made products. The “Buy American, Hire…

Professor Lisa Servon talked about her book The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives, in which she reports on alternatives to traditional banking. Professor Servon worked…

Panelists talked about trade deficits and whether they are good or bad for the U.S. economy. Robert Shapiro, former under secretary of Economic Affairs at the Commerce Department during the…