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___ GOP lawmakers, business groups pressure Trump on tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling on President Donald Trump to take a 'more surgical approach' to trade and back off his threat to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Chao, lawmakers tangle over Hudson River rail tunnel project

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is acknowledging that President Donald Trump has asked Speaker Paul Ryan to block funding for a multi-billion dollar railway tunnel project that's a top priority of the Senate's top Democrat.

China asks for hold on UN ban of North Korea traders

China's government says it has asked for a temporary hold on a U.S. request for United Nations sanctions against ships accused of violating trade restrictions on North Korea while it studies what entities are involved.

Shattered hopes: Workers in Putin's stronghold speak

Yevgeny Solozhnin, a 61-year-old welder and Vladimir Putin supporter, is looking for a telephone number to call the Russian president and complain about the harsh wage cuts that halved his paycheck at the state tank and railroad car plant.