Trade

President Trump on Wednesday slammed the increasingly profitable trade relationship between China and North Korea. "Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter. So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!" he said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hammers China over increasingly profitable trade with North Korea

Anna Giaritelli · July 5, 2017 11:43 am

Frustrated, Trump Eyes China Tariffs

Andrew Egger · June 28, 2017 9:00 am

If China can control access to the South China Sea, it will put immense pressure on states like Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Beltway Confidential

What China wants in return for pressuring North Korea

Tom Rogan · June 27, 2017 3:12 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet President Trump at the White House on Monday.

Beltway Confidential

Why Trump needs Modi

Tom Rogan · June 26, 2017 3:29 pm

President Obama formally blocked the controversial, long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project last year, TransCanada, the company behind it, filed a NAFTA complaint seeking $15 billion in damages due to lost revenue. The complaint was withdrawn this year and the pipeline project has gone ahead under President Trump.

Business, Big Labor debate NAFTA tribunals

Sean Higgins · June 26, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump dismissed the investigation into his administration's possible collusion with Russia as a "witch hunt." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. maritime laws must work for U.S. workers

Russ Brown · June 24, 2017 12:00 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Wednesday that President Trump doesn't believe current U.S. trade deals amount to a free trade system because they resulted in trade deficits. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer: Trump wants to ‘go after’ unfair trade practices

Sean Higgins · June 22, 2017 3:38 pm

Rubio, whose parents immigrated to the United States, concluded the address on an optimistic note, assuring the audience gathered in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood that Cuba would one day achieve freedom. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Beltway Confidential

In Cuba remarks, Marco Rubio draws stark contrast between Obama and Trump

Emily Jashinsky · June 16, 2017 8:33 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis finalized the $12 billion deal with the Qatari defense minister in Washington on Wednesday, according to a report. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

National Security

Qatar, US complete $12 billion sale of 36 F-15 jets

Anna Giaritelli · June 15, 2017 2:13 am

Six in 10 people say the economy has improved under President Trump, and 38 percent give him some credit for it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Automakers: Currency not issue in NAFTA, but put it in anyway

Sean Higgins · June 13, 2017 8:53 pm

In December 2014, Obama announced plans to restore relations with Cuba, which included reopening an embassy in Havana and relaxing travel limits for Americans. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Trump expected to tighten travel restrictions in rollback of Obama’s Cuba policy

Alex Pappas · June 13, 2017 8:47 pm

Proponents of the system, including most U.S. big business groups, argue the system is necessary to ensure neutrality. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US automakers break with business on key NAFTA issue

Sean Higgins · June 13, 2017 8:20 pm