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President Obama and visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned Tuesday about the implications of a failed Trans-Pacific Partnership, including a trade deal with low standards. (Associated Press)

Without Trans-Pacific Partnership, U.S. hands over trade power to China, Japan

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama applauds while listening to Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore prime minister, urges Congress to approve free-trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama waves as he walks out to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One helicopter for the short flight to nearby Andrews Air Force Base on July 27, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama: U.S. will overcome Democrats’ opposition to free trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Trans-Pacific Partnership dead with opposition from Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Labor Secretary Tom Perez went to Iowa for an official visit to a Job Corps training center and gave a speech. He then campaigned in Iowa with retiring Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democrat seeking to succeed Mr. Harkin in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Tom Perez, Labor secretary, praises Hillary Clinton despite her opposition to Pacific trade deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands onstage as he listens to his son Donald Trump, Jr., speak during a rally at Ohio University Eastern Campus in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House defends free-trade deal against Trump criticism

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable, speaks with editors and reporters of The Washington Times in December. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Business leaders want free-trade deal before presidential election

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this April 5, 2016, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The president's trip to the Middle East and Europe may have been planned as the first in a series of farewell visits, but it's shaping up to be a reassurance tour. When Obama lands in Saudi Arabia, Britain and Germany this week, he'll be met by leaders who share worries about the United States' long-term commitment to them and irritation at him describing them as international &quot;free riders.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama misleading public about benefits of free-trade deal: Report

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama still hopeful trade deal will pass despite ‘noise’ from presidential candidates

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bernie Sanders calls Hillary Clinton’s progressive cred into question

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Peanut grower Armond Morris examines peanuts ready for harvest at his Irwinville, Ga., farm. (Associated Press)

Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal an exciting prospect for U.S. peanut growers

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the CEO Summit, attended by 800 business leaders from around the region representing U.S. and Asia-Pacific companies, in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, ahead of the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama urges foreign leaders to approve free-trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Known officially as Deferred Action for Parental Arrivals, or DAPA, President Obama's plan was intended to grant up to 5 million illegal immigrants a proactive three-year stay of deportation and to give them work permits, allowing them to come out of the shadows and join American society — though they were still considered to be in the country illegally. (Associated Press)

Former U.S. officials join Obama to promote trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

$President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. The president and prime minister sought to mend their fractured relationship during their meeting, the first time they have talked face to face in more than a year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)$

BRYAN RILEY & ANTHONY KIM: In praise of imports

By Bryan Riley & Anthony Kim

President Obama speaks at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on Nov. 2, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Unions, liberal groups revolt against Obama’s Pacific trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Michael Froman, Obama aide, mum on date for Pacific trade deal debate

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, a protester holds a placard during a rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Tokyo. The United States is negotiating the ambitious trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim countries that’s meant to ease barriers to fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets and streamline customs rules. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

REP. CURT CLAWSON AND PETER MORICI: TPP: Unfair to American workers, consumers, and companies

By Rep. Curt Clawson and Peter Morici

Democrats and Republicans alike accused Hillary Rodham Clinton of a political flip-flop of historic proportions, but she said the evidence is that the deal President Obama finalized falls short of her goals. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton breaks with Obama, announces opposition to Pacific trade deal

By Victor Morton and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks about the Oregon shootings and his agenda for gun control.

Obama pitches Trans-Pacific Partnership to U.S. businesses

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"If we can get this agreement to my desk, then we can help our businesses sell more 'Made in America' goods and services around the world, and we can help more American workers compete and win," said President Obama, insisting that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is good for the middle class. (Associated Press)

Obama hails Trans-Pacific Partnership amid bipartisan skepticism

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times