EMILY COCHRANE

January 16, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Trump administration broke law in withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog says

WASHINGTON — Hours before the Senate embarked on President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a nonpartisan federal watchdog agency unexpectedly weighed in on an issue at...

Nation & World

December 20, 2019 at 5:32 pm

Administration Threatened Veto Over Ukraine Aid in Spending Package

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s advisers rejected a bid to force his administration to quickly release military assistance for Ukraine early next year, threatening in...

Nation & World

December 17, 2019 at 3:55 pm

House Approves $1.4 Trillion Spending Bills to Avert Federal Shutdown

WASHINGTON — The House took the first step Tuesday to avert a government shutdown, giving overwhelming approval to legislation that would fund all federal agencies...

December 10, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Trump aides and Democrats strike deal on North American trade pact VIEW

The new provisions, solidified after months of negotiations between House Democrats and the Trump administration, would strengthen the trade deal’s protections for workers.

Business

December 1, 2019 at 5:08 pm

Trump’s Lawyers Won’t Participate in Impeachment Hearing Wednesday

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Sunday that they will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee’s first public hearing Wednesday as House...

FILE — Trucks come and go across the Rio Grande between Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Jan. 12, 2019. The escalating impeachment drama between Congress and the White House that has all but doomed hopes of most legislative progress this fall has instead enhanced the prospects for approval, within weeks, of one major initiative: a sweeping new trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico. (Meridith Kohut/The New York Times) XNYT49 XNYT49

October 7, 2019 at 12:12 pm

Impeachment fight may help a new NAFTA deal

As a delegation of Democrats heads to Mexico, the impeachment battle could be a plus when it comes to ratifying a new North American trade...

Business

July 24, 2019 at 11:37 am

Trump administration broke law in withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog says

Administration Threatened Veto Over Ukraine Aid in Spending Package

House Approves $1.4 Trillion Spending Bills to Avert Federal Shutdown

Trump aides and Democrats strike deal on North American trade pact VIEW

Trump’s Lawyers Won’t Participate in Impeachment Hearing Wednesday

Impeachment fight may help a new NAFTA deal

Senate confirms former Delta executive to lead FAA

Tentative federal budget would raise spending by $320 billion

Government could breach debt ceiling in September, Mnuchin warns

Trump officials dismiss reports of disease and hunger in border facilities