| Yes, new tariff backfires on US jobs. But it’s not end of world for solar power Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:34 PM PST ![Yes, new tariff backfires on US jobs. But it's not end of world for solar power]( "Yes, new tariff backfires on US jobs. But it's not end of world for solar power") For all its tough trade rhetoric in the past year, especially against China, the Trump administration's first enforcement actions of 2018 will have a measured and temporary impact. In the most closely watched case, involving solar panels, new tariffs announced Monday will slow adoption of the technology in the near term – and create a new set of winners and losers. Many fans of solar power are understandably voicing loud concerns.
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| A global wish for honest leaders Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:48 PM PST ![A global wish for honest leaders]( "A global wish for honest leaders") The prime minster of Norway made a welcome suggestion at this year's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. "We need to see who is taking money, who is bribing others, and show that this is unacceptable in all our societies," said Erna Solberg, one of the co-chairs, who are all women, at Davos. If there is any cross-border movement against corruption, it is in Latin America.
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| Irked by Trump's policy and posturing, Europeans find ways to push back Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:43 AM PST ![Irked by Trump's policy and posturing, Europeans find ways to push back]( "Irked by Trump's policy and posturing, Europeans find ways to push back") At a press conference called at Mr. Hoekstra's residence on his first day on the job this month, journalists questioned him about comments he made prior to being nominated ambassador by President Trump, about Muslim "no-go" zones in the Netherlands and about politicians and cars "burned." Did he say those comments or not? Recommended: Think you know Europe? After several refusals to give a straight answer, Ms. Righton declared in exasperation – in a comment that's since become famous around the globe – "This is the Netherlands.
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| Does Congress need the president to take the lead? Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:28 AM PST ![Does Congress need the president to take the lead?]( "Does Congress need the president to take the lead?") Ironically, President Trump – a dealmaker in his past life – was nowhere to be seen when the deal to reopen the government was struck. Mr. Trump had spent the weekend holed up in the White House, talking with friends, aides, and key Republican lawmakers, watching his surrogates speak for him on television, and perhaps most important, steering clear of top Democrats. This was all by design, stage-managed by advisers who sought to prevent the chaos of the past few weeks from spilling over into the high-stakes arena of a partial government shutdown.
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