GOP increases pressure on Obama to move trade deals

Vicki Needham - 09/14/11 08:25 PM ET

Republicans took to the Senate floor to urge the administration to immediately send three pending free-trade agreements to Capitol Hill.…
Deal to pass trade bills remains elusive

Vicki Needham - 09/14/11 11:02 AM ET

Senate Republicans pressed the administration to reach an agreement on a worker-aid program to free the trade deals for passage.…
Senators want IP rights defended in trade talks

Bernie Becker - 09/12/11 01:11 PM ET

Roughly three dozen senators are pushing the Obama administration to protect intellectual property rights during current talks over the Trans-Pacific…
Obama-backed trade pacts could be heavy lift for House GOP

Molly K. Hooper - 09/10/11 10:30 PM ET

House Republican leaders face a tough task of finding enough votes to pass the three long-stalled free trade agreements.…
House Democrats press for trade protections for US footwear industry

Vicki Needham - 09/09/11 02:55 PM ET

Several House Democrats are asking U.S. trade officials to ensure there are protections for the footwear industry during negotiations of…
Free-trade agreements topping jobs agendas

Vicki Needham - 09/08/11 03:54 PM ET

President Obama is expected to call for, once again, the passage of three pending free-trade agreements in Thursday night's speech to…
Trade deficit drops to three-month low as exports hit record level

Vicki Needham - 09/08/11 09:00 AM ET

The nation's trade deficit dropped sharply in July as exports hit an all-time high, a much-needed jolt for the stagnant…
Senate Republicans vow to pass TAA, trade deals push for submission of agreements

Vicki Needham - 09/07/11 04:55 PM ET

Several Senate Republicans vowed on Wednesday to pass a worker-aid bill while demanding that the White House send three pending…
U.S. scores major trade victory at WTO

Erik Wasson - 09/05/11 12:06 PM ET

In a win for the administration and union allies, the WTO ruled tariffs imposed by Obama on China were legal.…
Mayors pressure Washington for economic help

Peter Schroeder - 09/02/11 02:09 PM ET

Mayors across the country are calling on Washington to stop fighting and get to work on jobs. Following a report that…
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