President Trump has instructed advisers to prepare a withdrawal from the free-trade agreement, several people close to the process said, a move that would stoke economic tensions with the U.S. ally at a time both countries confront a crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
While it is still possible the president could decide to stay in the agreement in order to renegotiate its terms, the internal preparations for terminating the deal are far along and the formal withdrawal process could begin as soon as this coming week.
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Analysis Analysts who follow far-right groups say neglect by multiple presidential administrations has allowed them to proliferate and strengthen. In the years after 9/11, most of the focus on combating terrorism has centered on Islamist extremists, not on neo-Nazis and the far right.
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Analysis The president will make the decision on Tuesday, giving the public and the press almost a full business week to pick it apart.
The Lebanese group promised the convoy carrying both fighters and civilians safe passage, but the U.S. military had the road bombed and won’t let them go to militant-held territory.
Fabio Fognini will not continue at the U.S. Open after being provisionally suspended by the U.S. Tennis Association. His fines came to $24,000, or almost half the prize money he received for losing his first-round match.
A U.S. official raised concerns over the dangers humanitarian aid workers face in delivering food and medicine in the country. This year, the United States has given $500 million in aid to displaced people in the African nation.
The 1.2-square-mile island off the Eastern Shore is sinking into the Chesapeake Bay as sea levels rise. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is fighting for federal money to protect it from the effects of climate change.
The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Harvey dominated the news — we have questions about that and other big stories of the week. How closely did you follow the headlines?
Rather than jeer President Trump’s protectionist positions, Democrats in states he won are echoing and amplifying them, arguing that he has failed to fulfill his dramatic campaign promise to rip apart trade deals.
She held up her end of the conversation — and his. (He might have let nerves get the best of him.)
The rules of nutrition keep changing, so you had better keep up.
Try these tasty tips for appetizers, mains, sides, desserts and yep, drinks.








