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United States, Canada and Mexico sign new trade agreement
The new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaces NAFTA, but must be confirmed by the United States Congress.
U.S., Canada reach NAFTA replacement deal
The agreement - titled the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - replaces the free trade agreement signed in 1993.
Trump administration to offer $12 billion in aid to farmers
The announcement follows retaliatory tariffs China has placed on agriculture.
House of Representatives passes its version of Farm Bill
The $867 billion package includes work requirements from SNAP recipients.
Farm Bill fails in House of Representatives
A dispute about immigration split conservative support and derailed the bill.
U.S. economy adds 148,000 jobs in December
The final month of 2017 also saw the unemployment rate remain at 4.1 percent.
U.S. adds 261,000 jobs in October
The latest jobs report also indicates that unemployment dropped to 4.1 percent.
U.S. loses 33,000 jobs in September
The monthly job report attributes the losses to recent storms.
U.S. economy adds 222,000 jobs in June
Over the same period, unemployment rose by .1 to 4.4 percent.
U.S. economy adds 138,000 jobs according to May jobs report
The unemployment rate also dropped to 4.3 percent, the lowest rate since 2007.