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The focus makes sense: President-elect Donald Trump was lifted into office by white adults over 25 without a four-year degree, who favored him by a margin of 39 percentage points. Their economic frustration and suffering are real, and white working-class America is a large group – 42 percent of the country.

"It’s Not the White Working Class That Is Hurting the Most" is from the January 12, 2017 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The nation is well on its way in one of the largest economic recoveries in modern history, new government data shows, but some workers are still lagging behind as President Obama prepares to hand the office to Donald Trump.

"U.S. Added 156,000 Jobs in December; Wage Growth Picked Up" is from the January 06, 2017 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Jill Melancon.

President Trump and key global leaders are on a collision course ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Germany this week, with Trump's unapologetic “America First” mantra on trade and climate change running into emboldened, and increasingly united, opposition overseas.

"At G-20 Summit, It Looks More and More Like Trump Against the World" is from the July 05, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Damian Paletta and Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Wages continue to inch up, job growth remains on a steady upward track and those driven out of the work force during the Great Recession continue to slowly rejoin the ranks of the employed. And the people who Trump described as being left behind by the economy two months ago – that disconnected cohort of the white working class who buoyed the president into office – are still largely in the same position.

"Trump Is Already Claiming Credit for a Strong Economy. But for His Supporters, Almost Nothing Has Changed" is from the March 10, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

If there’s anything that typifies the boom times before the Great Recession, it is the McMansion. These sprawling houses proliferated around the country in the 2000s, as banks shelled out easy credit to fuel a housing bacchanalia they thought would never die.

" The Ultimate Symbol of the Pre-Recession Boom Is Back" is from the June 26, 2017 Wonkblog section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Candidate Trump promised to boost American exports. But President Trump's budget proposes to eliminate a small agency that does just that.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency, which links U.S. exporters with development projects in emerging economies, was one of 19 agencies that the White House proposed eliminating entirely in the budget it released last week.

"Trump Wants to Kill an Agency That Is Accomplishing One of His Biggest Goals" is from the March 23, 2017 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Jill Melancon.

On Thursday, Japan took on the mantle of the global rules-based trading system, as it sidestepped a failing trade agreement with the United States to forge a historic new pact with the European Union.

"Japan and Europe Counter Trump With Colossal Trade Deal" is from the July 06, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Last year held plenty such surprises for investors, and they collectively helped make bitcoin the best-performing currency of 2016, analysts say. The currency’s value more than doubled in 2016 to reach $1,029 on Tuesday, a three-year high, as data from CoinDesk, a bitcoin-tracking website, shows.

"Why Bitcoin Just Had an Amazing Year" is from the January 03, 2017 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Brett Gosselin, a lumberjack like his father before him, lives his life in solitary 12-hour shifts in the vast pine forests that stretch across the Canadian north, master of a gigantic whirling buzz saw that can fell several 100-foot trees in a single crashing roar.

"In Canadian Lumber Town, Real Fears Over a Trade War With Trump" is from the April 27, 2017 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Jill Melancon.

Inequality between the rich and poor in the United States is not just about the dollars and cents in people’s bank accounts. Sometimes, the more powerful factor in people’s futures is not how much money they grew up with, but the expectations they were taught to have.

"The Worst Thing Poor Whites Are Inheriting Could Be a Lack of Hope" is from the May 15, 2017 Business section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The momentum in the U.S. labor market picked up in June, new government data showed Friday, with employers adding 222,000 jobs. The figure surpassed estimates of economists surveyed by Bloomberg, who had expected an addition of 178,000 jobs in the month.

"Job Growth Surges in June" is from the July 07, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

The Trump administration and South Korean officials will meet Friday to begin formally renegotiating a free-trade pact that has served as a source of conflict between the two allies. The meeting comes at a moment of heightened tension in the Korean Peninsula and unease in the broader region.

"U.S. to Start Korean Trade Talks Amid Rising Tensions" is from the January 05, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The European Union and Mexico on Saturday announced a major update to their free trade pact signed nearly two decades ago, a development that will allow almost all goods, including agricultural products, to move between Europe and Mexico duty-free.

"Europe and Mexico Update Trade Pact, in Signal to U.S." is from the April 21, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and Milan Schreuer and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

A day after stunning markets, Republican lawmakers and even his own advisers by announcing stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, President Donald Trump doubled down on his approach Friday, saying in an early morning tweet that “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.”

"Trump Calls Trade Wars ‘Good’ and ‘Easy to Win’" is from the March 02, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The Trump administration on Friday recommended an array of stiff tariffs and other tough trade actions on imports of steel and aluminum from China and other nations, saying the influx of foreign metals has compromised national security.

"Trump Administration Recommends Stiff Penalties on Steel and Aluminum Imports" is from the February 16, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

Discussions to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement moved from stalemate to actual negotiation during the sixth round of talks that concluded Monday, but a deal was still far from guaranteed as Mexico, Canada and the United States continue to squabble over how to reshape the 24-year-old pact.

"Not Close to Deal on NAFTA, but Not in a Stalemate, Either" is from the January 29, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump will head to Tennessee on Monday to appeal to farmers, a key demographic that helped elect him, as he promotes his tax law and previews a new White House strategy to help rural America.

"As Trump Appeals to Farmers, Some of His Policies Don’t" is from the January 07, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and Jim Tankersley and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump defended his pugnacious approach to trade policy Friday, just hours after he doubled down on a White House plan to punish China by threatening to levy tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports.

"White House Defends Trade Policies as Trump Aims New Threat at China" is from the April 06, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The North American Free Trade Agreement, long disparaged by President Donald Trump as bad for the United States, was edging closer toward collapse as negotiators gathered for a fourth round of contentious talks here this week.

"Trump’s Tough Talk on NAFTA Suggests Pact’s Demise Is Imminent" is from the October 11, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The Trump administration is on the cusp of a trade war with China, one that threatens broad swaths of the U.S. economy, from soybean farmers to pork producers to automobile and drugmakers.

"The United States is Starting a Trade War with China. Now What?" is from the April 04, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and narrated by Kristi Burns.