Doug Palmer

The failure of WTO member countries to produce anything meaningful at the group’s 13th Ministerial Conference could further erode the Geneva-based organization’s ability to create new global trade rules.

“I was fired,” Molina confirmed in a phone interview.

New data shows the goods trade deficit with Canada and Mexico is more than double what it was in 2017, when Donald Trump became president.

The decision was made by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who is delegated authority from the president to review and potentially overturn import ban orders imposed by the ITC under U.S. trade law.

Leaders in both parties have been more restrained than some rank-and-file lawmakers — a sign of the countervailing economic and political dynamics at play.

The carefully worded remark shows the high stakes for Biden if his administration were to block the deal on national security grounds.

The remarks come as the Biden administration is continuing its review of the tariffs that former President Donald Trump imposed on more than $300 billion worth of Chinese goods to determine whether any changes should be made.

The Senate has yet to confirm the administration’s pick for Commerce undersecretary overseeing implementation of U.S. export controls.

The new leader of the World Trade Organization is trying to find a compromise on vaccine patents to help global efforts to combat coronavirus.

Failure to agree on Biden’s offer to host risks jeopardizing U.S. support for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.