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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said during his Senate confirmation hearings that while the Obama administration went too far, the overtime rule needed to be updated. That has policy advocates on both sides wondering what the White House will eventually replace it with. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Economy

Justice Department to investigate Labor Secretary Acosta’s actions as US attorney

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In this Dec. 27, 2018, file photo the Capitol Dome is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington during a partial government shutdown.
Economy

Democrats unleash Labor watchdog on Trump rule-making

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Sens. Pat Toomey and Ron Johnson are pictured.
Economy

GOP senators brush off Trump call for reciprocal tariffs

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a media availability to discuss the state of women in our nation, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Washington.
Economy

Trade skeptic Democrats coming out against USMCA

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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, represents the third largest coal consuming state in the country.
Economy

Bipartisan group of senators look to rein in Trump’s use of ‘national security’ tariffs

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Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaks during election night in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.
Economy

USMCA can’t pass Democratic House without stronger drug price provisions, key chairman says

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Washington.
Economy

‘Lot of work left to do’ on China trade deal, Mnuchin says

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Chinese shoppers walk through the capital city's popular shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. China raised tariffs Monday on thousands of U.S. goods in an escalation of its fight with President Donald Trump over technology policy and accused Washington of bullying Beijing and damaging the global economy.
Economy

Trump requests expanded powers to impose tariffs

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President Trump, left, holds a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Also attending the meeting, starting third from left seated, are, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, national security adviser John Bolton, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Business

Business, Democrats urge Trump to get deal with China on intellectual property theft

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The E.U. prevents non-member countries from labeling cheeses as "Parmesan" or "Asiago" on the grounds that those only come from the specific regions in which the cheeses originated. So U.S. products bearing those names cannot be sold in the E.U. regardless of their quality.
Economy

EU trade talks get tripped up before they start

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