Medicine's not the most concrete science, because it's so nascent.
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The most concrete warning signal is coming from financial markets.
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It has proved, in some ways, to be his most concrete legacy.
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The commission took its most concrete step in that direction last month.
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This fact sheet remains the most concrete sense of Trump's plans we have.
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The process was the most concrete way she knew of showing her love.
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The most concrete glimpse we can get is Mr. Tillerson's handling of gay rights.
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The regulatory reversals may have been Mr. Trump's most concrete economic steps so far.
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The most concrete goal of the "Me Too" movement has been to reform workplace culture.
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At the most concrete level, what's the right way to integrate residences into busy areas?
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Mr. Steyer's listing is among the most concrete signs of his seriousness in the endeavor.
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In the weeks that followed, the most concrete clue about Curtis's future came from McCarty.
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Its most concrete step is the establishment of a new administrative framework to manage affordable housing.
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The most concrete proposal on the table right now comes from German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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Here's more on the proposals, the most concrete of which came from Senate Republicans Thursday evening.
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The most concrete evidence of this commitment is our decision to expand our national reporting staff.
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It is the most concrete step Trump has taken so far to combat the virus' spread.
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This really is the biggest, most concrete lead Stan and company have had throughout this entire series.
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This legislation is the most recent, and arguably most concrete, victory for Argentina's rapidly growing feminist movement.
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Mr. Rubio's bill is the most concrete sign of how the politics of family leave have shifted.
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"The name of the series, however, is my most concrete point in this theory," Rockaface wrote on Reddit.
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Mr. Fidan said it was the "most concrete document" showing an order by Mr. Gulen to his followers.
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But it's still among the most concrete proposals that the candidates are offering ahead of the country's historic election.
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The Chinese government has taken the most concrete measures and is paying enormous price to cut overcapacity, said Zhang.
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The most concrete is a version from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), which is a 37-page whitepaper.
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The most concrete SIEVE example relates to attributing a cyberattack to a specific group of people, entity, or nation.
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But his remarks on Tuesday amounted to his most concrete statement yet on challenging Warren, who defeated former Sen.
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That's the most concrete prediction to come out of this year's batch of vegetal fortune telling by Jemima Packington.
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For now, though, let's go through everything known about the scandal, beginning with the most concrete evidence of attempted collusion.
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The most concrete achievement of his North Korea gambit, in short, is to have avoided his own threat of war.
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Thursday, represents the most concrete translation of Trump's nationalistic and populist rhetoric on the campaign trail into dollars and cents.
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The news appeared to represent the most concrete link so far established by Mueller between the President's campaign and Russia.
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President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to impose the additional sanctions, the most concrete U.S. response yet to the attacks.
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But it certainly sounds like one of the most concrete things Google has done to address the problem of Android fragmentation.
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It's also the most concrete sign climate change is becoming a significant mainstream concern within the disparate oil and gas industry.
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If the department proceeds with that plan, it will be the most concrete step taken to date to punish those officers.
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Despite such setbacks, Mr. Ghani's recent offer was the most concrete sign of progress in at least the past three years.
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Let's examine Trump's most concrete (no pun intended) promise: that he will build an impenetrable wall on our border with Mexico.
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While the sensors can tell if someone's getting drunker, as of now, TAC is not the strongest, most concrete indication of intoxication.
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The military accord, sealed during last month's summit in Pyongyang, is one of the most concrete agreements between the neighbors this year.
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For now, his most concrete plans involve Fiat Chrysler's luxury, low volume brand Maserati which he wants to be half electric by 2022.
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One of the most concrete examples of it being used, though in a different context, is in the cult classic movie Teen Wolf.
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The big picture: While other 2020 Democrats have talked about unequal pay or more transparency from companies, Harris' proposal is the most concrete.
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It also provides valuable insight into the Trump administration's worldview, offering the most concrete and detailed outline of its foreign policy priorities to date.
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One of the Trump administration's most concrete efforts to lower drug prices is an approach that's been around for decades: approving more generic drugs.
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It's unclear how aggressively Apple will use its new powers, but it's the most concrete response to enterprise deployments that we've seen so far.
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On Sunday, while strolling around Smorgasburg in Los Angeles, Spelling gave us our most concrete proof to date that Donna's influence will reign eternal.
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The most concrete example of a shadow profile comes from Facebook's People You May Know service, studied in detail by Kashmir Hill at Gizmodo.
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For decades, the most concrete bond between the United States and the Azores was an American military installation on Terceira Island called Lajes Field.
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For that reason, it's one of the most concrete public signs that the EPA's effort to dismiss climate change is coordinated and not haphazard.
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The demands for information are the most concrete sign of the S.E.C.'s intention to crack down on the sudden emergence of coin offerings.
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But the specific steps that Warren is urging platforms to take mark some of the most concrete suggestions offered by a candidate to date.
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To that end, Vox checked in with one of the most concrete achievements of the Time's Up organization: the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.
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So that, I guess, is the most concrete change that I've seen since I started, is the website is a much more professional publication.
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The Bolt is the most concrete evidence yet that the largest car companies in the world are contemplating a very different kind of future too.
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The email exchange is the most concrete evidence to date that the Trump Campaign welcomed assistance from the Kremlin to help win the presidential election.
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In fact, the most concrete allegation the reporters come up with against Clinton is the she may have helped a wealthy businessman with a visa.
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House Republicans will vote on their tax reform bill on Thursday, aiming to take the most concrete step yet toward overhauling the American tax system.
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And if the president pardons himself and everyone involved, we will learn, in the most concrete way imaginable, whether the president is above the law.
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Most concrete requires virgin sand that comes from rivers, lakes and oceans, which is running short worldwide, largely because of the enormous demand for concrete.
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The most concrete proof of this is that fears over radical Islam have been used by many politicians to push for policies that broadly target Muslims.
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The purchases are the most concrete evidence yet that China is making good on pledges made when Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Dec.
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This will offer the most concrete chance for the Trump administration to show whether it genuinely wants a better deal to stay in the Paris accord.
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And then there is the most concrete barrier of all — the border itself, which in addition to guaranteeing annoying delays, is more politicized than ever perhaps.
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To Palestinians, the official unveiling of the embassy is just the most concrete and latest in a cavalcade of provocations from Washington and the Israeli government.
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One of the most concrete measures was a process to recognize the right of indigenous communities to control areas that had been home to their ancestors.
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Bernie Sanders offered the most concrete response, saying he would go after China hard on climate change, as they are the No. 1 emitter of greenhouse gases.
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It was Trump's most concrete step to undo Obamacare since he took office in January promising to dismantle Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement.
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It is the most concrete action yet by the Trump administration to try to save coal and nuclear plants, something Perry has named as a top concern.
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While the Paris Agreement focused on national governments, Ms. Tubiana said the actions of states, provinces, businesses and others were driving some of the most concrete changes.
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The most concrete way it impacts insurance holders is by reducing a penalty interest rate insurance companies have to pay if they are late paying a claim.
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House Republicans are poised to vote on their tax reform bill on Thursday, hoping to secure the most concrete step yet toward overhauling the American tax system.
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While officials have spoken broadly about restoring American leadership in space, Pence's comments on Tuesday mark the administration's most concrete timeline for sending astronauts to the moon.
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The most concrete data point that appears in almost all of these stories comes from a survey of staff turnover by Senate office from 2001 to 2016.
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The plans they detailed for the 23-member Senate Democratic Conference and the eight-member Independent Democratic Conference to unify were the most concrete of the yearslong stalemate.
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"Overall, the third inter-Korean summit will probably have the most concrete outcome and will set the tone for any future summits between Kim and Trump," said Basu.
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Nearly 2629 days in, the most concrete policy that the Trump administration has done on criminal justice issues has been its abandonment of federal oversight of the police.
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The move by the insurance giant to bar redemptions is one of the most concrete signs of the Brexit shock filtering from the financial markets into Britian's property sector.
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The most concrete examples came from a panel of people pursuing ecotechnologies—genetic methods for changing, controlling, or even exterminating species in the wild (disclosure: I moderated the panel).
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The most concrete U.S. step so far was a decision in mid-November to impose economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials, including the prince's senior aide, Saud al-Qahtani.
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President Trump is taking one of the most concrete steps of his presidency on Thursday to address the employment prospects of workers left behind by the current economic expansion.
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On Monday the White House released a 17-page summary of its objectives for renegotiating NAFTA, the most concrete indication of Trump's thinking on transforming the deal to date.
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Macron quit President Francois Hollande's government last month, pledging to "transform France" and taking the most concrete step so far towards a presidential bid he has not yet made official.
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But de la Huerta's case, which is within New York's statute of limitations for rape in the first degree, has the most concrete evidence for the NYPD to work with.
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The emails offered the most concrete evidence yet that Trump campaign associates and family members were willing to consider receiving support from the Russian government during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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The American artist Carmen Winant offers the most concrete (and indisputable) answer in "My Birth," a new site-specific installation comprises hundreds of found photos of labor and related activities.
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Dorn at the Urban Institute suggested the most concrete workaround: a question on tax forms that asks people whether they have insurance and signs them up if the answer is no.
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The most concrete promise—the £350m a week that would flow to the NHS—will mysteriously not be fulfilled, even though it was on the side of the Leave campaign bus.
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The meeting was one of the most concrete signs yet that holders of Venezuelan bonds are meeting with each other to strategize on how to handle the country's deeply distressed bonds.
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We must resolve, in the most concrete ways and the most vehement language, to dismantle the underlying systemic racism, homophobia, misogyny and bigotry that created this crisis in the first place.
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Aerial drones working together with robot boxes on wheels Although it's just a patent, this potential delivery strategy marks Google's most concrete outline of a drone-based delivery network to date.
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The pledge to transfer war remains was seen as a goodwill gesture by Kim at the Singapore summit, and was the most concrete agreement reached by the two sides so far.
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As Stein notes, the two most concrete examples were the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which she championed as secretary of state before opposing in October, and the $270-an-hour minimum wage.
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The pledge to transfer war remains was seen as a goodwill gesture by Kim at the Singapore summit and was the most concrete agreement reached by the two sides so far.
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The United States has assisted the coalition forces, but recently announced plans to end in-air refueling of their planes, which had been the most concrete form of support for the war.
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The arrests offer the most concrete sign yet that Ms. Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, were targeted by members of a criminal underworld run by former and current law enforcement officials.
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The most concrete example of the politicization of emerging technologies so far is the Trump administration's tightening immigration policy, which has made it harder for students and scholars to visit from China.
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Trump told reporters after their June 12 summit that Kim had pledged to dismantle one of his missile installations, which would be North Korea's most concrete concession at the landmark meeting in Singapore.
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If implemented, the end of military exercises could be one of the most concrete and controversial moves to arise from Trump's summit with Kim, who pledged to pursue denuclearization but offered no details.
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It remains one of his administration's most concrete examples of the president keeping a 2016 campaign promise; in this case, his pledge to renegotiate U.S. trade deals, including the Clinton-era NAFTA deal.
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Employment data shows earning a college degree from a reputable institution in a high-paying field continues to be one of the most concrete steps workers can take toward financial and professional stability.
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Established by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June to combat gun trafficking and violence in Chicago, the task force is one of the most concrete examples of his efforts to fight gun violence.
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His most concrete proposals are also the most controversial: a one-off tax on oligarchs, a Rbs20083,000 ($415) minimum monthly wage and subsidised loans to allow more people to buy their own homes.
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While the armed forces "aspire to a peaceful resolution" to the crisis, they will "stick with the most concrete power structure, pragmatically," said Ms. San Miguel, who runs an organization called Citizen Control.
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These days, though, it seems like Panasonic mostly wants to sell vague technologies to airlines and car companies because that retrospective was the coolest, most concrete thing that Panasonic had on display at CES.
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Why it matters: BP's new moves are one of the most concrete signs the world's biggest oil companies are slowly investing more in greener businesses, driven by a handful of market and policy trends.
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Still, the meeting was the most concrete attempt yet by Mr. Sanders and his advisers to calm unease among former workers and supporters after allegations emerged about mistreatment of women during his 2016 campaign.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he had signed orders to send additional troops to Afghanistan, the most concrete step yet by President Donald Trump's administration in tackling America's longest war.
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North Korea also went ahead with a plan to destroy its only known nuclear site on Thursday, the most concrete action yet since pledging to cease all nuclear and long-range missile tests last month.
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The purchase of over 1.5 million tonnes of beans is the most concrete evidence yet that China is making good on pledges the U.S. government said Xi made when the two leaders met on Dec.
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Now Mr. López Obrador, a lifelong champion of the poor, faces the most concrete threat yet from the American president — a vow to begin imposing tariffs on all Mexican imports in a matter of days.
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The White House is starting an anti-opioid advertising campaign targeting young people Thursday, one of its most concrete steps to address opioids since the Trump administration declared the epidemic a public health emergency in October.
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Baghdad's most concrete action, the ban last Friday on international flights to and from Kurdistan's international airports, was softened this week when Iraqi authorities announced they would allow air travel from Kurdistan to transit through Baghdad.
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In its most concrete terms, the lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania man and gun rights advocacy groups is about whether a bump-fire stock turns a semiautomatic firearm, which is legal, into a prohibited machine gun.
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And Warren's most concrete legislative proposal—creating criminal and civil penalties for knowingly spreading lies about when and how to vote—could add momentum to the platforms' existing efforts to restrict that type of online fraud.
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" Previously, the most concrete development in the case had come within days of the incident, when the Chicago police released images of two men caught on surveillance video that were identified as "potential persons of interest.
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly decried the investigations as a "witch hunt," but the June 2016 meeting and surrounding emails offered the most concrete evidence that Trump campaign officials were open to collaborating with the Russian government.
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Among the most concrete models Lewis cites is Firestone's Dialectic, which imagined communist "households" of "ten or so consenting adults" who would share domestic labor and the care of their biological children or children they adopted together.
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In the most concrete demonstration yet of Silicon Valley's growing dissatisfaction with the ways in which companies go public, hundreds of investors and founders gathered last week in downtown San Francisco to discuss alternatives to the traditional IPO.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation to make it easier to penalize operators of websites that facilitate online sex trafficking, the most concrete action from Congress this year to tighten regulation of internet companies.
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Reuters on Thursday first reported the decision to stop accepting more Turkish pilots for training in the United States, in one of the most concrete signs that the dispute between Washington and Ankara is reaching a breaking point.
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Its most concrete proposals focused on creating a better work-life balance with new EU-wide standards for more generous parental and paternity leave rules, guaranteed carers' leave to tend to ailing family members and flexible working arrangements.
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The documents related to Papadopoulos, the 30-year-old foreign policy adviser, provide perhaps the most concrete evidence yet that the campaign may have been aware of the Russian government's attempts to help Trump win the White House.
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The change represents perhaps the most concrete new initiative undertaken by the department in response to the April 9 dragging that roiled United Airlines and that resulted in a legal settlement and four people being placed on leave.
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is planning to create a political action committee, the most concrete sign yet that he intends to remain active in the Democratic Party and is considering a presidential bid in 2020.
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The purchases, which traders said were made by state-owned companies in China, were viewed as the most concrete evidence yet that Beijing is making good on pledges the U.S. government said Xi made when the two leaders met on Dec.
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A realization that work is the religion of America, and that industriousness is the floor upon which your status rests, is one of the most concrete ways to view the shattering of a bubble that had warped the technology sector's vision.
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The company experimented by introducing a stealth app last year, while Zuckerberg has spent time with Chinese ministers, including the country's internet minister and head of propaganda, but this filing is the most concrete developing for Facebook in China to date.
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The most concrete stories about the Trump campaign's connections to Russia have discussed Flynn, former campaign manager Paul Manafort, former adviser Carter Page, and longtime ratfucker and Trump ally Roger Stone—officials who don't have any current White House role.
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Belgium's national heat record fell on Wednesday, as temperatures reached 20193 F (22019 C). Tens of millions people in the Western Europe are now probably experiencing the most concrete effect of human-induced climate change during their lifetime so far. pic.twitter.
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The regulations are the most concrete steps the central government has taken to clamp down on the alleged illicit trade of invoices and tax evasion by the independent refiners and blenders, according to interviews with five refinery and fuel marketing officials.
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The most concrete, personal, existential heartbreak a character can have," The Dark Tower producer and co-screenwriter Akiva Goldsman told EW. "If the movie chronicles his final reach toward hope again, the TV show is the loss of that hope.
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Why it matters: The agreement signals Tesla's most concrete step yet to expand electric car production outside the United States, though it comes on the heels of price hikes in China as the result of retaliatory tariffs on American auto imports.
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"Breakfast is presumably the most concrete initiative Wendy's can offer to help drive upside to the 1.5%-2% annual same store sales track record experienced in 7 of the last 9 years," Cowen analyst Andrew Charles said in a note.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped to have the country "back to work" by Easter, setting the most concrete deadline yet as his attention turns from stopping the onslaught of the coronavirus and toward restarting the ailing US economy.
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"By coming here, in the most concrete possible way he is using the theater to intervene in the enormous difficulties this island has," said Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater, the New York nonprofit where "Hamilton" began.
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The stock exchange posting on the eve of the world's largest air show is the most concrete sign so far that the widely expected launch of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 is going ahead, subject to the formal approval of Boeing directors.
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A recent poll by my organization, the Charles Koch Institute, and RealClearPolitics found that a majority of American civilians and veterans agree that the past 15 years of such efforts haven't made us safer and that Iraq is only the most concrete example.
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It was perhaps the most concrete and visible transition exercise that dealt with the possibility of pandemics, and top officials from both sides — whether they wanted to be there or not — were forced to confront a whole-of-government response to a crisis.
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The most concrete knowledge we have of the Red Angel, at this point, also comes from Spock: He or she is a human intent on changing the timeline we are all living in, which ends with the destruction of all sentient beings.
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Reuters on Thursday first reported a U.S. decision to stop accepting more Turkish pilots to enter the United States for training, in what had been one of the most concrete signs that the dispute over the F-35 was reaching a breaking point.
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Iran's deputy foreign minister on Monday, prior to the Israeli announcement, told state-run media that the deal is "no longer sustainable for Iran in its present form, without regard to a US exit" — the most concrete threat to walk that Tehran has issued.
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The changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, all of which Trump will reportedly seek to make through regulatory or executive action, will be the most concrete result from months of efforts by oil- and corn-state Republican senators to push Trump to act.
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The most concrete evidence yet of an ironic twist for the deputy attorney general: Rosenstein -- a lifelong Republican appointed by a Republican president and now overseeing the work of Mueller, a Republican -- has largely been held up as a white knight on the left.
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The changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, all of which Trump will reportedly seek to make through regulatory or executive action, will be the most concrete result from months of efforts by oil- and corn-state Republican senators to push Trump to act.
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"This pardon is the most concrete act by President Temer against the mechanism of plea bargains and a clear sign that he wants to weaken the judiciary's fight against corruption," Monique Cheker, a federal prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro State, said in an interview Thursday.
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The expansion — called the Reach, a complex of versatile studios, classrooms and a cafe — is the most concrete (in this case, titanium white concrete) example yet of how Deborah F. Rutter has put her mark on the Kennedy Center since becoming its president five years ago.
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The draft bill, which was born out of weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations among moderates, conservatives and House leadership, represents the most concrete step yet House Republicans have taken to tackle immigration even as the party faces long odds for the bill ever becoming law.
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But in practice, its most concrete accomplishment, according to a 2014 report by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, was leading the F.B.I. to scrutinize a San Diego man who turned out to have donated several thousand dollars to the Shabab, the Islamist group in Somalia.
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Trump and his aides have suggested the most concrete product of the June 12 encounter could be a peace agreement formally ending the Korean War -- a far cry from the commitment to immediate denuclearization that the administration once insisted would be required for Trump to come to the table.
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The Venezuelan intelligence memos examined by The Times offer some of the most concrete details yet on how one of the country's most powerful families built its empire, sketching out a family saga that stretched from Syria to Venezuela, from the narcotics trade to the president's inner circle.
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"The most concrete challenge facing the U.S. political establishment is that while there is certainly an inclination to ensure that there's accountability, the U.S.-Saudi relationship is key to U.S. influence in the region," Ayham Kamel, head of Middle East and North Africa for risk consultancy Eurasia Group, told CNBC.
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The bill's expected passage marks one of the most concrete actions in recent years from the U.S. Congress to tighten regulation of internet firms, which have drawn scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties over the past year because of an array of concerns regarding the size and influence of their platforms.
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The comments from Sheffield, who is retiring soon, were perhaps the most concrete sign yet that the fittest U.S. shale oil producers will survive the price crash that started in mid-2.03 when Saudi Arabia and OPEC moved to pump heavily to win back market share from higher-cost producers.
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Instead, Trump and his aides have suggested the most concrete product of the June 12 encounter could be a peace agreement formally ending the Korean War -- a far cry from the commitment to immediate denuclearization that the administration once insisted would be required for Trump to come to the table.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - It was one of the most concrete agreements to come out of the first U.S.-North Korea summit last year, but now the Pentagon says it has given up hope of recovering any more remains of U.S. troops killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War in the near future.
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Prior to the fighting in Ghazni, which has killed and wounded hundreds, there had been strong hopes of a repeat of the three-day truce during the Eid-al Fitr holiday in June, the most concrete sign of progress toward peace since talks between the government and Taliban broke down in 2015.
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As European leaders gather in Rome on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain will be missing since her country has voted to leave — the most concrete evidence that the European Union is no longer the obvious answer to the Continent's many challenges.
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With Covid-19 not yet impacting Americans' daily lives — few people are confirmed to be sick, no Americans have died, no schools are closed, no cities are operating under broad quarantine measures, and few if any events have been canceled — the daily carnage in financial markets is the most concrete manifestation of the epidemic.
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There have been rumblings of a new Beyoncé album ever since fans decoded what they believed to be a secret message on the singer's homepage in early September, and last night it appeared we got our most concrete proof yet that B7 is on the way when a possible tracklist for the rumored album appeared on Spotify.
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It will be one of the most concrete tests of public confidence for the 2500-year old leader since he came to power via a party vote in February 22017, and comes on the heels of a 5 billion euro ($5.7 billion) fund to help quell concerns over non-performing loans held by some of the country's struggling banks.
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Liberalism's identification of the individual as the center of political value has found the most concrete political expression in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights—a recognition by all the countries who signed it that people's political liberties and value stem not from their membership of a particular community, but simply in virtue of their human identity.
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Wednesday's announcement marks the pope's most concrete response to abuse of children and adults, plus years of cover-ups, all of which are under investigation in some U.S. states (The Washington Post) … Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington, will travel to the Vatican "in the very near future" to ask Francis to accept his resignation (CNN).
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" Brad Setser, a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, added that "the most concrete commitment that seems to have emerged out of the U.S.-China trade talks was a commitment on China's part to buy more of the things that it likely would buy more of no matter what: agricultural products and energy.
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Perhaps, Lebron James took the most concrete step in his op-ed endorsement of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE for POTUS, demanding more education accessibility and alleviation of violence-stricken African American communities.
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Democrats on Thursday took their most concrete step yet toward the impeachment of President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden allies see boost in Tuesday's election results Sanders vows to end Trump's policies as he unveils immigration proposal Republicans warn election results are 'wake-up call' for Trump MORE when the House voted sharply along party lines to support the next, public phase of an inquiry tied to Ukraine.
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In perhaps its most concrete act, the department for the first time set specific goals for racial and economic integration, saying that over five years it wanted to increase by 50,000 the number of students attending schools that reflect the city's racial demographics and to decrease by 10 percent the number of schools whose children were isolated at one end of the economic spectrum.
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And while customers will wind up with an ostensibly better car for the money than the one it's replacing (assuming they buck the trend that 78 percent of Model 3 sales happen online, or don't get up-sold when trying to buy it on the phone or in person), it's a sign of how the well-documented chaos at Tesla can crack some of the company's most concrete goals.
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpNorth Korea asking for aid, while denying any coronavirus cases: report Iranian official maintains Tehran has 'no knowledge' of American hostage's whereabouts Unemployment claims surge to 22020 million as coronavirus devastates economy MORE on Tuesday said he hopes to have the country "opened up" by Easter — Sunday, April 12 — his most concrete goal to date for easing off restrictions meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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President Donald Trump said he will propose a temporary payroll tax cut and paid leave for hourly employees unable to work due to the coronavirus — the most concrete step the president has taken so far to address the economic volatility and uncertainty the virus has unleashed on the U.S. During a rare appearance at the White House briefing room podium on Monday night, Trump said he intended to ask lawmakers for a "big number" to give Americans relief.
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Bemoaning the system of worldwide taxation, an approach abandoned by most of the US's biggest trading partners over the past 30 years, the tax chief of one big US manufacturer said: "We would take any other country's system over the US." While the White House, Senate and House of Representatives are yearning to notch up a big legislative achievement — and see tax as their best hope — the most concrete part of a joint tax announcement made last week was a step backwards on ending worldwide taxation.
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