The White House and House Democrats are on the cusp of finalizing a new trade deal for North America, a major achievement for President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that comes even as Democrats prepare to impeach the president. A key party to the talks, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, said Monday morning that there was a deal and he planned to meet with his executive committee Monday afternoon to discuss it. “We have pushed them hard and have done quite well,” Trumka said in an email to the Washington Post. Support from the AFL-CIO, which opposes the existing North American Free Trade Agreement and blames ... (full story)