TPP negotiator attacked by Breitbart rejoining U.S. trade office

Andrew Quinn, a White House trade adviser who has come under fire from conservatives for his role in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is being reassigned to the United States Trade Representative’s office, three administration officials told POLITICO. [ANDREW RESTUCCIA, ALEX ISENSTADT and NAHAL TOOSI] April 6th, 2017 [Politico] The decision comes after Breitbart News and conservatives raised concerns about the…

When Solar Panels Became Job Killers

WUHAN, China — Russell Abney raised two children on solar power. The 49-year-old Georgia Tech graduate worked for the last decade in Perrysburg, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo, pulling a good salary as an equipment engineer for the largest American solar-panel maker. [KEITH BRADSHER] April 8th, 2017 [The New York Times] On the other side of…

Ross: U.S., China agree to a ‘100-day plan’ on trade

The U.S. and China have established a “100-day plan” on trade following a breakthrough in discussions between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. [Dan Dupont] April 7th, 2017 [Inside US Trade] Briefing reporters after Trump’s meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping, Ross – flanked by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…