U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after an event to honor the 2017 NCAA Football National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide, at the White House, on April 10, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Alabama beat the Clemson Tigers 35-31 to capture the championship.
Has the White House shifted its trade policy? U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, announced April 12 that President Donald Trump had directed his two top officials — new National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer — to explore rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). One of Trump's first moves after taking office in January 2017 was to pull out of the trade deal, which his predecessor, Barack Obama, had agreed to. Trump responded to the reports that he would revisit his TPP decision by emphasizing that he had no timeline for a review and that the United States would re-enter the agreement only if its terms changed.
