Labor secretary nominee pushed on trade adjustment assistance at confirmation hearing

Labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta faced questions at his Wednesday confirmation hearing about whether the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Labor Department's budget would affect the Trade Adjustment Assistance program -- something the nominee said “sounds like it is incredibly successful.” Last week, President Trump released an initial budget blueprint that proposed a $2.5 billion cut to the Labor Department, which the administration said it will refocus “on its highest priority functions” while cutting “activities that are duplicative, unnecessary,...