Trump officially requests Trade Promotion Authority extension

President Trump on Tuesday asked Congress to extend his fast-track trade authority by three years. His request , which was expected, cites the 2018 Trade Policy Agenda in asserting that the administration “has launched a new era in American trade policy, driven by a determination to use the leverage available to us as the world's largest economy to open foreign markets, and to obtain more efficient global markets and fairer treatment for American workers. One of the major pillars supporting...