ALERT: Pelosi clears way for Obama's trade agenda

HUFFPOST ALERT Pelosi Clears Way For Obama's Trade Agenda Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) waved the white flag on Wednesday, telling her caucus she would support passage of a key measure tethered to President Barack Obama's broader trade agenda. Her support all but guarantees that the measure will succeed, thereby handing Obama a major victory on trade. Pelosi and House Democrats were the last obstacle against Republican and pro-trade Democrats' efforts to grant Obama so-called "fast-track" authority to clear major trade deals, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, through Congress with ease. Read the whole story Follow HuffPost on Facebook and Twitter Know something we don't? Email us at breakingnews@huffingtonpost.com Unsubscribe | Forward | Manage your notification preferences 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003