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President Donald Trump delivers remarks on proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump proposes sweeping rewrite of environmental-impact rules

Environmental red tape and Byzantine permit rules are making it impossible to build in the U.S., President Trump said Thursday in proposing a sweeping regulatory rewrite that would speed up federal approval of bridges, highways, pipelines and other major projects.

January 9, 2020
President Donald Trump listens to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speak during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House where Trump spoke about his judicial appointments, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Senate panel advances Trump’s trade deal with Mexico, Canada

The Senate Finance Committee advanced President Trump's rewrite of the North American trade deal Tuesday, moving a campaign-year achievement closer to ratification even as the full chamber grapples with whether to remove the president.

January 7, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gives a sign during a campaign event, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Boone, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders uses Iran airstrike to attack Biden

Sen. Bernard Sanders is welcoming the opportunity to weigh in on President Trump's airstrike against Iran's top security and intelligence commander, using it as a chance to remind Democratic primary voters what makes him different from some of his top rivals for the presidential nomination.

January 5, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Mason City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders surging, Elizabeth Warren lagging in Iowa, New Hampshire: Poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont starts 2020 with his best standing yet in the tight Democratic primary for president, enjoying a first-place tie with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa and a slight edge on the field in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Sunday.

January 5, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg pauses before answering a question as he campaigns on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Pete Buttigieg questions Qassem Soleimani killing

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday said Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was a bad man with American blood on his hands but that President Trump must justify his decision to take him out, citing potential backlash in the volatile Middle East.

January 5, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra gestures while speaking at a media conference Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in San Francisco. Becerra disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook privacy practices as investigators sought a court's help in getting documents and answers from Facebook. The California probe, one of many legal inquiries into Facebook, began as a response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal and grew into an investigation into whether Facebook has misrepresented its privacy practices, deceived users and broken California law.(AP Photo/Ben Margot) **FILE**

Blue states to Supreme Court: Take up Obamacare lawsuit now

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a coalition of blue states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to take up and resolve a case that argues Obamacare is no longer constitutional because Congress zeroed out the law's tax penalty for shirking insurance.

January 3, 2020
President Trump will meet with evangelicals in Miami on Friday. A gathering of 5,000 supporters is expected to fortify a pivotal voting block in the wake of Christianity Today calling for Mr. Trump's removal. (Associated PRess)

Trump campaign set to launch evangelicals coalition

The Trump campaign will start an "Evangelicals for Trump" coalition in Miami Friday to fortify a pivotal voting bloc in the wake of a Christian magazine's editorial calling for his removal and foreign policy moves that disturbed some supporters.

January 2, 2020
An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Chinese fentanyl in U.S. crosshairs as DEA safeguards set to expire

The U.S. is stemming the flow of opioid painkillers, but Washington remains nervous about deadly synthetics like fentanyl, saying federal safeguards will expire in February and China should be sanctioned if it doesn't rein in the No. 1 killer in the U.S. drug crisis.

December 26, 2019