WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following remarks on April 7, 2025, by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Steve Miran at a Hudson Institute event: * * * Today I'd like to discuss the United States' provision of what economists call "global public goods," for the entire world. First, the United States provides a security umbrella which has created the greatest era of peace mankind has ever known. Second, the U.S. provides the dollar and Treasury securities, reserve assets w  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: President Trump's Steel Tariffs Mean American Jobs President Donald J. Trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports are a big win for American workers and manufacturing -- just like they were during President Trump's first term. "We're in favor of the tariffs because we make everything in America. Our factories are in Baltimore, Indiana, and Michigan. We use American steel and American workers ... Our cha  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House posted the following news on April 8, 2025: * * * NYT Smear Attempt Omits Its Own Critical Context The New York Times's story on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s review of fluoride recommendations is another thinly veiled attempt to falsely portray the Trump Administration as anti-science and anti-health -- a characterization that couldn't be farther from the truth. In January, The New York Times itself reported that "fluoride may be linked to lower   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 8, 2025: * * * AMENDMENT TO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS AND UPDATED DUTIES AS APPLIED TO LOW-VALUE IMPORTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 8, 2025: * * * PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE OVERREACH By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. My Administration is committed to unleashing American energy, especially through the removal of all illegitimate impediments to the identification, development, siting, production, investment in, o  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 8, 2025: * * * Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. In order to secure America's economic prosperity and national security, lower the cost of living, and provide for increases in electrical demand from emer  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 8, 2025: * * * STRENGTHENING THE RELIABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC GRID By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The United States is experiencing an unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by rapid technological advancements, including the expansion of artificial intell  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 7, 2025: * * * Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY; THE SECRETARY OF STATE; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY; THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE; THE SECRETARY OF LABOR; THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY; THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE; THE Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy SUBJECT: Review of Proposed Unite  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on April 8, 2025: * * * REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CERTAIN STATIONARY SOURCES TO PROMOTE AMERICAN ENERGY 1. Coal-fired electricity generation is essential to ensuring that our Nation's grid is reliable and that electricity is affordable for the American people, and to promoting our Nation's energy security. The Federal Government plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Nation's power supply remains secure and reliable. Forc  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following news on April 6, 2025: * * * This morning, officials from the Trump Administration took to the networks to outline President Donald J. Trump's reciprocal trade plan as he ends the globalist policies of economic destruction that have shipped American jobs and industries overseas at the expense of American workers. Here's what you missed: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Meet the Press * On tariffs during President Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry ACHIEVING AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order reinvigorating America's beautiful clean coal industry. The Executive Order: * Directs the Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council to designate coal as a "mineral" under Executive Order 14241, entitling co  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 7, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: Eliminating Barriers for Federal Artificial Intelligence Use and Procurement SUPPORTING AND EMBRACING AMERICAN INNOVATION: Under President Trump's leadership, America is well-positioned to maintain its global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Science and Te  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid The White House April 8, 2025 ENHANCING GRID RELIABILITY AND SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen the reliability and security of the United States electric grid. The Executive Order: * Directs the Secretary of Energy to streamline, syste  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects American Energy from State Overreach PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE INTERFERENCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at securing America's energy dominance by removing unlawful and burdensome state-level impediments to domestic energy production. * The Order directs the Attorney General to identify and take action   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Lifts Burdensome EPA Restrictions on Coal Plants SUPPORTING OUR NATION'S COAL INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation granting two-years of relief from a stringent Biden-era environmental rule to certain coal-fired power plants, safeguarding the Nation's energy grid and security, and saving coal plants from closure. * The proclamation   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following news on April 7, 2025: * * * White House Releases New Policies on Federal Agency AI Use and Procurement WASHINGTON D.C -- Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is delivering on President Trump's decisive Executive Order to remove barriers to American leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by releasing two revised policies on Federal Agency Use of AI and Federal Procurement. These memos were revised at the d  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Everyday Americans Support President Trump's Trade Action President Donald J. Trump is finally doing what politicians have refused to do for decades -- fighting back against the one-sided war waged on American workers. As he puts into action his bold plan to reverse the decades of globalization that has decimated our industrial base, President Trump is putting the Forgotten Men and Women of America first. There's a reaso  more