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Ady Barkan, a high-profile health care activist who suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, testifies before the House Rules Committee at a hearing on a "Medicare for All" bill for government-provided health care, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats kick off ‘historic’ hearing on Medicare for All

House Democrats kicked off a hearing on single-payer health care by downplaying Obamacare as an initial stop on the road to universal coverage, saying millions of Americans remain uninsured and a scary diagnosis can still mean bankruptcy.

April 30, 2019
President Donald Trump holds up a jersey that was presented to him as he welcomed members of the Baylor women's basketball team, who are the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Champions, to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump hosts Baylor Lady Bears at White House

President Trump feted a women's team for a solo event at the White House for the first time Monday, honoring the Baylor Lady Bears for their dramatic win in the college basketball title game.

April 29, 2019
President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 26, 2019. The meeting comes on the heels of the recent nuclear talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump optimistic about Japanese trade deal

President Trump said Friday he thinks a trade deal between the U.S. and Japan can be struck "very quickly," pointing to his warm relationship with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and their mutual desire to avoid escalating tariffs on critical sectors in their economies.

April 26, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House, Friday April 26, 2019, as he leaves Washington headed to Indianapolis where he is expected to speak at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump on measles: ‘They have to get the shots’

President Trump urged Americans on Friday to vaccinate their kids, echoing top health officials amid U.S. measles outbreaks and seeming to push aside his past skepticism of the shots.

April 26, 2019
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the V4+Japan summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Donald Trump to host Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at White House

President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday for wide-ranging discussions on bolstering trade and security in the Indo-Pacific region and ensuring the "fully verified denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula, the White House said.

April 25, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Office of Government Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

White House ends waivers for Iranian oil

The Trump administration Monday said it would not extend waivers for countries buying Iranian oil in the face of new U.S. sanctions after May 2, in a bid to cut off all foreign sales of the Islamic Republic's key export.

April 22, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at an Opportunity Zone conference with state, local, tribal, and community leaders South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House complex, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump says Russia matter is over: ‘Hoax is dead!’

President Trump on Saturday said the Russian probe should be considered dead and buried, venting his frustration with lingering questions about his behavior as he headed into the second full day of his Easter jaunt in Florida.

April 20, 2019