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Article snippet: MORE and House Democrats appear to be closing in on a deal to approve a new North American trade agreement, which would set up a major legislative victory for both sides. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka briefed his labor confederation’s executive committee on the emerging deal Monday, while U.S. Trade Representative MORE were reportedly set to travel to Mexico. The trip suggests a last-minute move by Kushner and Lighthizer to get a final stamp of approval on the deal from Mexico. A senior House Democratic aide urged caution on Monday, telling The Hill that the caucus is “still studying the proposal” to approve Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). But the fast-moving events suggested that the White House and Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) were edging closer to an agreement that would make sense for both sides even as they battle over the House’s march toward impeaching Trump. Passage of the deal would fulfill Trump’s pledge to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which cost thousands of U.S. manufacturing jobs. It could also bolster Trump’s support in industrial states crucial to his electoral coalition. “I hear they're doing very well on USMCA,” Trump said Monday to reporters at the White House, explaining that “a lot of strides have been made over the last 24 hours with unions and others.” “I’m hearing from unions and others that it’s looking good, and I hope they put it up to a vote,” Trump continued. “If they put it up to a vote, it’s go... Link to the full article to read more