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In this Feb. 2, 2019, file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va. Northam clung to his office Tuesday, Feb. 5, amid intense political fallout over a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook and uncertainty about the future of the state's government. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ralph Northam: As a doctor, I can help Virginia heal

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refused to resign Sunday despite widespread calls for him to step down over a racist yearbook picture that set off chaos in Richmond and a reckoning among white persons who've worn blackface.

February 10, 2019
In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi is laying out her strategy on health care and first up is improvements to “Obamacare” and legislation to lower prescription drug costs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

DOJ opposes House’s attempt to intervene in Obamacare suit

The Trump administration told an appeals court Friday it opposes House Democrats' attempts to intervene in a court battle against Obamacare, arguing the legislative branch is veering out of its lane and that blue states already stepped in.

February 8, 2019
In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WH economic council: Trump isn’t ‘sabotaging’ Obamacare

Halfway through his four-year term, President Trump hasn't able to deliver on a campaign promise to get rid of Obamacare. Instead, the administration said Friday, the White House has found a way to make it work for everyone.

February 8, 2019
President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

HHS outlines Donald Trump’s campaign to end HIV/AIDS

The Trump administration vowed Wednesday to commit "significant resources" to President Trump's push to eradicate HIV transmission in the U.S., saying it will provide resources to control the spread of the disease in at-risk populations.

February 6, 2019
President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump refocuses energy from replacing Obamacare to tackling HIV/AIDS

President Trump signaled a new direction on health care Tuesday, replacing the partisan demands for an end to Obamacare that dotted past speeches with new plans to tackle major health crises such as HIV/AIDS, and proposals to work on controlling health care costs without major changes to the insurance system.

February 5, 2019
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh walks on the House of Delegates chamber floor before Gov. Larry Hogan's annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Judge tosses Maryland lawsuit over threat to Obamacare

A judge on Friday tossed the state of Maryland's lawsuit alleging President Trump is damaging the 2010 health care law and may sow chaos by refusing to enforce it, as a major case against Obamacare wends through the courts.

February 1, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on human trafficking in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump: Obamacare may be ‘terminated’ by courts

Despite a divided Congress, President Trump still thinks Obamacare will scrapped through the courts and that he can strike a deal to deliver "good health care in this country," according to an interview published Friday.

February 1, 2019
In this Oct. 26, 2018, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks about proposed reforms to Medicare Part B drug pricing policies at the Brookings Institute in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

HHS takes bold drug-rebate plan on the road

Health Secretary Alex Azar on Friday challenged Congress to prove it is serious about prescription prices by writing into law President Trump's proposal to upend the Byzantine drug-rebate system, saying there is no need to wait for regulations to take hold by 2020.

February 1, 2019