Tag: Trade

Members of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association walk a picket line outside the Boston Sheraton Hotel, where the U.S. Conference of Mayors is holding their convention June 28, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Free trade pits Democratic Party’s past against its future

Washington Examiner · June 5, 2015 4:01 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Fast track’ in trouble: Boehner says Obama still has ‘work to do’ to pass trade bill

Pete Kasperowicz · June 4, 2015 4:31 pm

Duf Sundheim speaks to delegates after being elected as the new party chairman during the Califorrnia Republican Party Convention in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

National Security

Pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage Republican aims to compete in California

David M. Drucker · June 4, 2015 4:01 am

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka has criticized lawmakers who support the fast-track trade bill. (Getty Image)

Democrats fed up with union arm twisting on trade bill

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2015 4:01 am

In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., arrives to join lawmakers and national security officials at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House shrugs at Obama’s ‘secret’ trade deals

Pete Kasperowicz · June 3, 2015 9:15 pm

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Ryan: If only the Iran nuclear deal were as transparent as TPA

David Freddoso · June 3, 2015 7:44 pm

Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are the chief sponsors of a new bill, which comes in response to the Obama administration's decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba and remove them from a terrorism watch list.

Rubio, Cotton move to block financial transactions with Castro regime

Susan Ferrechio · June 3, 2015 5:55 pm

In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks in Washington. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Top House Republican: Oil exports ‘can be a win’

Zack Colman · June 2, 2015 6:03 pm

President Obama has told Democrats he will campaign for any of them in the next election if their decision to support Trade Promotion Authority leads to a primary challenge. (AP Photo)

Obama offers to stump for Dems who back him on trade

Nicole Duran · June 2, 2015 5:48 pm

"Nothing has been decided yet as we move forward," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP leader hopes to pass Obama trade bill in June

Susan Ferrechio · June 1, 2015 4:06 pm

"I think it's important for the GOP to say, 'Ex-Im is not fair. This is about political connections, not merit. This prevents people from using their God-given talents to rise up the ladder of success,'" Jeb Hensarling said

Clock winds down on Export-Import Bank

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 4:01 am

Obama has seized on TPA and possible trade deals down the road as a legacy item for his presidency, which is why last week's close Senate vote on TPA has TPA supporters nervous. (AP)

Obama’s do-or-die legacy vote on trade

Nicole Duran · May 27, 2015 9:00 am