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Sources: Trump set to announce steel, aluminum remedies on Thursday

Editor's note: After this story was published, the White House decided to hold a " listening session " with steel and aluminum company executives on Thursday, March 1, with no announcement of remedies. Less than two weeks after the Commerce Department made public its recommendations on remedies that could be imposed on steel and aluminum imports, President Trump on Thursday is expected to announce his decisions in both investigations under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, sources...

Brown, Heitkamp effort to move Ex-Im nominees blocked by Toomey

An attempt on Wednesday by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) to confirm the administration's four nominees for the Export-Import Bank board failed due to an objection from Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), a critic of Ex-Im. “Let’s deliver for American businesses and American workers,” Brown said on the Senate floor before asking unanimous consent to approve the five nominees that cleared the Senate Banking committee last year . “Let’s reopen the Bank. Let’s make sure the Bank supports...