U.S. and Chinese negotiators are staring at another round of thorny trade talks after toasting a "phase one" deal that scraps fresh tariffs and compels Beijing to buy more U.S. pork, soybeans and other farm products. Published December 15, 2019
President Trump escaped the impeachment hubbub in Washington on Saturday to watch Navy defeat Army in Philadelphia, rubbing elbows with new recruits and touting his waiver for military athletes who want to play professionally before serving their country. Published December 14, 2019
Buoyed by trade deals and buffeted by an impeachment inquiry, President Trump stated the obvious Friday during a White House sit-down with a foreign leader. Published December 13, 2019
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are staring at another round of thorny trade talks after toasting a "phase one" deal that scraps fresh tariffs and compels Beijing to buy more U.S. pork, soybeans and other farm products. Published December 13, 2019
Chinese officials said Friday they've agreed to an initial trade with the U.S. that will remove tariffs "phase by phase." Published December 13, 2019
President Trump has agreed to an initial trade deal that requires China to purchase a large amount of U.S. farm products in exchange for tariff relief, placing him close to a second significant trade win amid the furor over his pending impeachment. Published December 12, 2019
President Trump spotlighted a "historic" deal Thursday that offers paid family leave to federal workers, seizing credit for another item that was on Democrats' wish list for years. Published December 12, 2019
House Democrats teed up a Thursday vote on their contentious drug-pricing bill by appealing to Republicans' loyalty to President Trump, saying the effort echoes his 2016 rhetoric on government negotiation and his push to align prices with other countries'. Published December 11, 2019
President Trump denounced Democrats' introduction of articles of impeachment Tuesday, saying his opponents have officially gone too far with their bogus claim that he cheated in the 2016 election and have turned it into a destructive, partisan article of faith. Published December 10, 2019
President Trump on Tuesday said bipartisan approval of his North American trade deal is the "silver lining" to a morning that began with Democrats unveiling articles of impeachment against him. Published December 10, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration agreed Tuesday to a rewrite of the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, with Democrats announcing the breakthrough minutes after they called President Trump a threat to democracy who must be impeached. Published December 10, 2019
President Trump on Monday endorsed a bipartisan compromise to tackle "surprise" medical bills that stun patients who are treated by doctors who happen to be out of their insurance networks. Published December 9, 2019
Whether because impeachment or in spite of it, Congress is teed up for a series of bipartisan wins this month, proving that even the acrimony of trying to remove President Trump from office does not mean he can't work with them. Published December 8, 2019
The Trump administration is facing two major trade-related deadlines in the coming week, with decisions looming on imposing new tariffs for $156 billion in Chinese consumer goods, and allowing a key World Trade Organization appeals panel to expire. Published December 8, 2019
President Trump on Saturday said he doesn't think North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will lash out in a way that disrupts the U.S. campaign season, despite Pyongyang's short-range missile launches and bellicose language. Published December 7, 2019
President Trump late Friday endorsed a Senate drug-pricing bill that would cap what seniors pay at the pharmacy counter and require drug makers to rebate Medicare if prices rise faster than inflation. Published December 7, 2019
The U.S. and China are negotiating "around the clock" but it is unclear if they will reach a phase-one trade deal this month or if talks will slip into the campaign year, President Trump's top economic adviser said Friday. Published December 6, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday told Americans who lost family members to the opioids crisis that President Trump "will not rest or relent" in the fight against addiction, from cracking down on drug cartels to keeping a stream of money flowing from Congress. Published December 5, 2019
President Trump on Wednesday derided House impeachment findings as a "joke" and questioned whether Democrats who drafted a report on his Ukraine dealings love their country or not. Published December 4, 2019
President Trump called Justin Trudeau "two-faced" and left a NATO gathering early Wednesday after the Canadian prime minister and fellow leaders were caught on tape mocking his long-winded remarks in London. Published December 4, 2019
