Sara Burnett

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at Focus: HOPE in Detroit, Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Warren Unveils Mfg Plan

She'd spend $20 billion on apprenticeship programs and invest $2 trillion in environmentally friendly manufacturing.

In this Nov. 28, 2018 photo, Tom Wolikow, right, holds his daughter Annabella alongside his father John, left, at their home in Warren, Ohio. It was working-class voters who bucked the area's history as a Democratic stronghold and backed Donald Trump in 2016, helping him win the White House with promises to put American workers first and bring back disappearing manufacturing and steel jobs. Whether they stick with him after this week's GM news and other signs that the economy could be cooling will determine Trump's political future.

Workers Aren't Abandoning Trump

It was working-class voters like these who backed Donald Trump in 2016.

Chinese Man Accused of Recruiting Engineers

He allegedly worked at the direction of high-ranking intelligence officials with the People's Republic of China.

In this June 28, 2018 photo, a car passes through an entrance to the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill. President Donald Trump will visit the facility on Thursday, July 26, 2018. U.S. Steel credited Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum when the company announced in March it was firing up a furnace at Granite City Works that had been idled for more than two years.

Trump Touts Trade Win in Steel Town

Major Illinois-based companies including Caterpillar and Boeing have been negatively affected by the same tariffs that helped U.S. Steel re-hire workers.

This undated artist's rendering provided by The Boring Company, shows an electric public transportation vehicle that is part of a proposed high-speed underground transportation system that will transport passengers from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport. A spokesman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed Wednesday, June 13, 2018, that The Boring Company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been selected to build the transportation system.

Boring Company to Build Chicago System

It will travel up to 150 mph and could be operational in three years.

A screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users' files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies.

Alert Researcher Stems Huge Cyberattack

The global cyberattack was thwarted by a young researcher with help from a 20-something engineer.

In this June 15, 2016 file photo shows Caterpillar Inc. products on display at the Caterpillar visitors center in Peoria, Ill. Caterpillar's recent decision to move 300 top headquarters jobs to the Chicago area made Peoria the latest city with a vacuum to fill. Many midsize communities are looking to redefine themselves as more companies trade longtime hometowns for major cities with easier access to global markets and the lifestyle that talented young workers want, with nightlife and public transit.

The Disappearing 'Company Town'

Many midsize communities are looking for a new identity as more companies, like Caterpillar, ditch their hometowns.