NAFTA ministers aim for agreement in principle by May 4; USTR prepares congressional strategy

Negotiators from the three NAFTA countries will be working continuously through May 4, when the countries aim to announce an agreement in principle, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his team are starting to game out strategies for how to maneuver the new deal through the current U.S. Congress, sources briefed on the plans said. The White House and USTR have ramped up their engagement with Capitol Hill ahead of what many expect will be an attempt to ram...