fast-track trade promotion authority

The fast-track bill that passed in the U.S. Senate clears the way for President Obama to finish negotiating a new Pacific Rim trade deal, known as the…

Labor groups, including ones in Washington state, have suffered a big defeat. The U.S. Senate has voted to move ahead with the so-called fast-track trade…

The vote in the U.S. House last Friday that effectively stalled President Obama’s push for a big Asia-Pacific trade deal has brought attention to a little…

(Updates to add that Rep. Adam Smith says he'll vote no.)The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on a trade bill that’s drawn criticism from labor…

Forty percent of jobs in Washington state are tied to trade, but the issue of creating new free trade agreements is divisive.The U.S. House is expected to…