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SEIZE THE DAY

Stakes are High at This Week’s North American Summit

The continent’s leaders face numerous domestic and global crises—and they need each other to chart a course for a better future.

Arturo Sarukhan

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opinion
WHAT’S GOING ON?

The GOP Isn’t Winning Latino Voters—Dems Are Losing Them

As boneheaded Republicans went full nativist, Democrats got used to winning Latino votes on the cheap. That’s when the trouble started.

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Pandemic Marches Forward While Dems Look Backward

While the candidates addressed the present threats facing the United States, neither Bernie Sanders nor Joe Biden could resist hitting the other over the past.

Scott Bixby

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BIG WIN

House Passes USMCA Trade Deal, a Win for Trump

The bipartisan-supported agreement follows months of negotiations and fulfills Trump’s key economic and political campaign promise.

Emma Tucker

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PAY DIRT

Trade Deal a Win for Pence—and His Lobbyist Pals

The USMCA trade deal put Pence front and center. Corporate America noticed—and staffed up accordingly.

Lachlan Markay

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THIS IS FINE

Dems Think Their Day of Whiplash Is Just Perfect

“I think he's uniquely dangerous,” said Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI). “From time to time, the policies that he promotes don't necessarily reflect the danger he presents.”

Sam Brodey

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HAPPY NOW?

Democrats and White House Agree on Revised NAFTA Pact

The new deal, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, concludes months of negotiations to satisfy the needs of both parties and the president.

Emma Tucker

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HARD LABOR

Joe Biden’s Union Pitch Is a Throwback Aimed at White Men

In recent days, the former vice president has surrounded himself with white male union workers, an old-timey representation that does not reflect the modern union workforce.

Gideon Resnick

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PAY DIRT

Auto Lobbyist Plays Dark-Money Double Agent on Trump Deal

The tone of Phil Cox’s two groups’ messaging on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is striking for their divergence.

Lachlan Markay

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opinion
LIKE NOT BIGGEST EVER

The Trumpified NAFTA Deal: Less Than Meets the Eye

Will it help U.S. dairy farmers and some other workers? A bit, around the edges. But the enemy is technology, not Canada. His base won’t care, though.

David Rothkopf

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HANDSHAKE

U.S. and Canada Reach Last-Minute Deal on NAFTA

Just before midnight deadline would have left Canada out of new U.S.-Mexico pact.

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