With time running out, Obama to make final push on Asia trade deal that Clinton opposes

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will use a visit from the prime minister of Singapore on Tuesday to launch a final public campaign for a landmark Asia Pacific trade accord, but proponents are losing hope that deal can survive the strong, anti-trade rancor among fellow Democrats.

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton forcefully reiterated her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership at the Democratic National Convention last week, a move intended to quell unrest among party liberals but an outcome that White House allies saw as a setback for the administration...