Politics Trump's Trade Policy Turns The Tables On Democrats When it comes to trade, Trump and the Democrats sound a lot alike. "It's like Donald Trump has co-opted Democratic trade policy," one analyst says. So how do his opponents differentiate themselves? Jim Zarroli
Politics Tomato Truce: U.S. And Mexico Strike A Deal On Imports The U.S. agreed to lift tariffs on imported tomatoes from Mexico. But importers warn that stepped-up inspections could still create bottlenecks, limiting supplies and raising produce prices. Scott Horsley
Business Is Seattle headed for a recession? A growing number of economists and analysts are warning about a economic slowdown. Jon Talton, economics columnist for the Seattle Times, says some Seattle-area businesses are vulnerable, including one of the state's largest employers. Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Business Big Chill With China Takes Its Toll On Flow Of Money, People And Ideas As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China. Emily Feng
Politics Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China, Retailers Warn Retailers predicted rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports. Scott Horsley
National Trump Ratchets Up U.S.-China Trade War With More Tariffs; Stocks Slide President Trump said the United States will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China, saying Beijing had broken some of the promises it made in trade negotiations. Jim Zarroli
Politics No U.S.-China Trade Deal Yet; Talks To Resume In September The White House called the brief talks in Shanghai this week between top U.S. and Chinese officials "constructive" and said negotiations are expected to pick up again in early September. Avie Schneider
Environment Escargot to hell, Port of Tacoma tells invasive snail The Port of Tacoma has been waging a slow war against (wait for it) a snail. John Ryan
Business Seattle's Terminal 5 will have the biggest cranes on the West Coast For years Terminal 5 has stood empty, needing a half-billion worth of investment to be able to accommodate the international cargo business of the future. Carolyn Adolph
Business Trade war with China is hurting our regional economy, Ports say The region's seaports and airport say the Trump Administration's trade war with China will hurt Washington state's economy. And they say exports from the state are already suffering. Carolyn Adolph
