Press Conference USA Host Carol Castiel and VOA Mandarin Service Business Reporter Jingxun Li talk about the implications of President Trump's trade policy with William Reinsch, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Reinsch served 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council and served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration.

Press Conference USA Host Carol Castiel and VOA Mandarin Service Business Reporter Jingxun Li talk about the implications of President Trump’s trade policy with William Reinsch, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Reinsch served 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council and served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration.

Democrat Congressman James Costa of California speaks with Press Conference USA host Carol Castiel on a wide range of issues, including a farm bill that recently collapsed over irreconcilable positions, immigration reform, the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, transatlantic relations and trade policy. Lastly, he speculates on the prospects for Democrats in this year's midterm elections.

Democrat Congressman James Costa of California speaks with Press Conference USA host Carol Castiel on a wide range of issues, including a farm bill that recently collapsed over irreconcilable positions, immigration reform, the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, transatlantic relations and trade policy. Lastly, he speculates on the prospects for Democrats in this year's midterm elections.

Host Carol Castiel sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Congressman Jim Costa, a Democrat from the state of California who is a member of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees. He talks with Carol about the politics of the Farm Bill, which recently collapsed amidst irreconcilable positions, immigration reform and the fate of the “Dreamers,” implications of US unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the cancellation of the US – North Korea Summit, transatlantic relations and trade policy. Lastly, he speculates on the prospects for Democrats gaining a majority of seats in this year’s midterm congressional elections.

South Africa has been in the news a lot lately because of a severe drought and a growing water crisis. Charles Iceland, the Director of Global and National Water Initiatives at the World Resources Institute joins hosts Rebecca Ward and Rick Pantaleo on Press Conference USA to talk about the water crisis and how we might be able to avoid or at least mitigate its effects in the future.