Jun 25 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: After measles outbreak, California lawmakers vote for strict vaccination bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the California State Assembly voted to require that nearly all public school children get their shots, or otherwise be homeschooled. Also, Congress completed work on a major trade package, clearing the way for the Obama… Continue watching
Jun 23 What you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership By Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Cathleen Cimino-Isaacs The Senate voted today to prevent a filibuster against Trade Promotion Authority, legislation essential to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership, handing a welcome victory to President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Cathleen Cimino break down… Continue reading
May 14 Watch 6:18 Will the proposed Asia trade pact give U.S. companies more customers? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch 7:31 Why labor unions oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership By PBS News Hour Supporters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership say the deal would bring greater prosperity by opening trade, but opponents say it fails to include labor protections and could cost jobs. In the first in a series of conversations about what’s at stake,… Continue watching
May 08 Obama says trade deal lets U.S. write the rules, not China By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama argued forcefully Friday for a pending international trade agreement, saying the U.S. must write the rules for global commerce now, while it's in a position of economic strength, or lose out. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Trade deal locks Poroshenko and Russia in standoff By PBS News Hour In a move that angered Moscow, Ukraine’s new leader signed a trade deal to bring his country closer to Europe. Jeffrey Brown talks to Matthew Rojansky of the Wilson Center and Nikolas Gvosdev of the U.S. Naval War College about… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Ukraine signs EU trade pact over Russian objections By PBS News Hour Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko traveled to Brussels to sign the trade agreement that sparked the crisis in Ukraine late last year. His Kremlin-backed predecessor had balked at further integrating with Europe, and move away from Russia. In Washington, a State… Continue watching