The U.S. Senate easily passed an overhaul of North America’s trade rules on Thursday, sending a Trump administration priority to the president’s desk. The Senate voted 89 to 10 in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaces the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The pact It updates trading rules in the continent to address 21st-century technology, safeguard environmental and labor standards in Mexico and toughen requirements for auto-industry trade among the three countries.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 16, 2020 14:33 UTC