WASHINGTON — An odd marriage of convenience between liberal Democrats and Tea Party Republicans is squeezing President Obama on his ambitious trade agenda, forcing the White House and top Republicans to fight a two-front war on an international economic effort the president hopes to secure before he leaves office. [Reposted from The New York Times …

WASHINGTON — The United States trade deficit in December widened sharply to its highest level since 2012 as a stronger dollar appeared to suck in imports and weigh on exports. [Reposted from Reuters  |  February 5, 2015] The Commerce Department said on Thursday that the trade deficit jumped 17.1 percent to $46.6 billion, the largest…

Trans-Pacific Partnership Barely Noticed By Weeknight News Over The Past 18 Months Weeknight television news programs have given little attention to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and 10 nations from the Asia-Pacific region. Although the nations involved in the negotiations create a huge amount of economic activity,…