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In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about kidney health, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, in Washington. Azar says he and Trump are working on a plan to allow Americans to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Donald Trump opens door to drug imports from Canada

The Trump administration opened the door Wednesday to allowing Americans to import drugs from Canada and other foreign markets, reversing long-standing U.S. policy as President Trump searches for ways to make good on his campaign promise to bring down prices.

July 31, 2019
President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: China not trustworthy on trade

President Trump tore into China as untrustworthy and an economic failure Tuesday, while his top negotiators were in Shanghai trying to hammer out a trade deal.

July 30, 2019
In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Ken Paxton Obamacare lawsuit creates problems for Republicans

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a coalition of Republican-run states last year in filing a lawsuit arguing that without the "individual mandate" penalty, which Congress stripped a year earlier, the rest of the Affordable Care Act couldn't survive constitutional muster.

July 29, 2019
President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Donald Trump unfazed by N. Korean missile tests

President Trump on Friday downplayed North Korea's decision to test short-range missiles, as the president tries to restart nuclear talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in the wake of his historic meeting at the demilitarized zone last month.

July 26, 2019
In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, file photo, health workers wearing protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. On July 17, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak an international emergency after it spread to eastern Congo's biggest city, Goma. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

USAID offers nearly $40M more for Ebola fight

The U.S. government on Wednesday provided $38 billion to the Ebola fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing its total contribution through the Agency for International Development to nearly $140 billion.

July 24, 2019
In this May 22, 2019, file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Steven Mnuchin, trade rep heading to China for face-to-face talks

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he will return to China on Monday to restart trade talks after negotiations fell apart in May, saying the symbol-laden setting of Shanghai gives him hope the two countries can make progress in dealing with Chinese tech company Huawei and other sticking points.

July 24, 2019
President Donald Trump a Marine Corps honor guard as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: Iranian claim of CIA spy arrests is ‘totally false’

Iran's claim it captured 17 spies working for the CIA is a lie, President Trump insisted Monday, as tensions in the Persian Gulf showed no signs of cooling. State television reports in Iran said operatives were arrested over the calendar year ending in March, and that some were sentenced to death.

July 22, 2019