Senate outright rejects Trump's trade deal to save ZTE

After the Trump administration reached a trade agreement with ZTE barely a week ago, the US-ZTE drama seemed done and over with. But now, thanks to a new provision from Congress, it's poised to become even messier.

On Monday evening, the Senate put the kibosh on Trump's deal to throw the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE a lifeline. A bipartisan provision added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) says that all penalties imposed on ZTE must stay in place, despite any executive action. The NDAA passed 85-10.