New Democrats in U.S. Congress join trade opponents

More than half the new Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Congress have signed a letter opposing the White House's request for authority to fast-track trade deals and an ambitious Pacific trade pact. Nine of the 16 new Democrats in the House of Representatives wrote to President Barack Obama on Wednesday to express "serious concerns" about fast-track, which limits Congress to a yes-or-no vote on trade agreements in exchange for setting negotiating objectives. "Our constituents sent us to Congress