The White House celebrated "Made in America Week" by inviting makers to meet with the president for a manufacturing roundtable. Attendees Jimmy and Stephanie MacDonald stop by to discuss their company Authenticity 50 and what Made in America means to them.

As the White House celebrates "Made in America Week," the Manufacturing Report examines why buying American-made matters — and chats with three special young people about their favorite Made in America products.

For decades now, Americans have simply accepted manufacturing layoffs as inevitable. But longtime New York Times economics correspondent Louis Uchitelle argues that it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, Uchitelle chats with Scott Paul about his new book, "Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters," and how the government has a big role to play in strengthening American manufacturing.

Candidate Trump made a lot of promises about what he called America's "failed trade policies." But is President Trump keeping his word? Yes, no — and maybe? Host Scott Paul and the Alliance for American Manufacturing's Scott Boos take a deep dive.

Pundits love to talk about how robots killed manufacturing jobs — and might be coming for yours next. But Lawrence Michel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, argues that thinking is all wrong. Automation isn't the job killer it's made out to be, he says — but that doesn't mean America isn't facing a jobs crisis.

What's the most American-made car? One-time auto mechanic-turned-American University professor Frank DuBois created the Kogod Made in America Auto Index to find out. In this episode of The Manufacturing Report, DuBois chats with host Scott Paul about how he puts the list together — and why the American auto industry matters.

President Trump traveled to Ohio last week to promote his plan to rebuild America's infrastructure. But Democrats — who have introduced their own $1 trillion plan — aren't impressed. Given that opposition (and other distractions) can anything get done?

As a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Dan Lipinski knows that our nation's roads, bridges, airports, sea ports, railways and transit systems are in desperate need of repair. And despite the gridlock in Washington, there's interest on both sides of the aisle to get something done.

Brigadier Gen. John Adams served in the U.S. Army for over three decades before retiring in 2007. Now Adams is dedicated to fighting for the U.S. defense industrial base, an essential part of America's national security.

In a conversation with The Manufacturing Report, Adams explains why American-made steel is so important to America's national security — a topic he also testified about during a Commerce Department hearing last week.

As the Commerce Department examines ways to reduce the trade deficit, host Scott Paul explains why it matters — not only to our overall economy, but to small business owners and Americans in industrial states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan.