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Romaine lettuce still sits on the shelves as a shopper walks through the produce area of an Albertsons market Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Simi Valley, Calif. Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

FDA lifts romaine lettuce ban

It's OK to eat romaine lettuce again, the Food and Drug Administration said late Monday, lifting a nationwide ban on its sale and consumption but leaving it in place for a growing region in California.

November 26, 2018
In this photo taken Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, a health worker in protective gear works at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo has become a testing ground with one aid group for the first time treating confirmed Ebola victims in individual biosecure units used in emergencies involving highly infectious diseases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro)

DRC launches randomized trial of Ebola drugs

The Democratic of Republic of Congo is using an unfolding Ebola outbreak within its borders to conduct a groundbreaking trial of multiple drugs that could combat the deadly disease, the public arm of the U.N. said Monday.

November 26, 2018
The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act’s subsidized health insurance starts Thursday, and for a change the outlook for the program is stable. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pace of Obamacare sign-ups lagging, three weeks in

Sign-ups on Obamacare's main portal aren't coming in as fast as they were last year, according to a federal "snapshot" on Wednesday that looked at consumer interest three weeks into the 2019 enrollment period.

November 21, 2018
Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Marcia Fudge backs Nancy Pelosi for House speaker

Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio said Tuesday she will not run for speaker and backed current Democratic leadership, giving Rep. Nancy Pelosi a major boost in her bid to take up the gavel as opponents struggle to find an alternative candidate.

November 20, 2018
This Jan. 24, 2012, file photo shows a Caesar salad with romaine lettuce. Food regulators are urging Americans not to eat any romaine lettuce because of a new food poisoning outbreak. The FDA says it's investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened over two dozen people in several states. The FDA says it's working with officials in Canada, where officials are also warning against romaine lettuce. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) **FILE**

CDC issues sweeping warning to avoid romaine lettuce, citing E. coli

Americans should not eat romaine lettuce, retailers shouldn't sell it and restaurants shouldn't serve any until federal officials get a handle on a serious outbreak of E. coli in the greens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

November 20, 2018
Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, reacts to a cheering crowd as she speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Cleveland Public Hall in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Marcia Fudge, mulling speaker bid, faces Ohio firestorm

Rep. Marcia Fudge, the Ohio Democrat mulling a bid for speaker, tried to distance herself Tuesday from 2015 statements she made in support of former judge who admitted to beating his wife and is now suspected in her death.

November 20, 2018
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is in line to chair the House Judiciary Committee, says the panel plans to immediately summon Mr. Whitaker to testify about Mr. Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (Associated Press)

House Democrats to press Justice Dept. over Obamacare lawsuit

Incoming House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler warned acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker that Democrats will scrutinize the Trump administration's decision not to defend Obamacare against a state-driven lawsuit in Texas, saying the move appeared to be a "cynical pretext" for launching another repeal attempt.

November 19, 2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi challenged by Democrats for House speaker

Despite overseeing Democrats' surge back to the majority, Nancy Pelosi is facing a serious challenge from within her own ranks from a rump group of lawmakers who say the party needs new blood at the top.

November 18, 2018
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham demands prison reform vote

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged to President Trump on Sunday to "pick up the phone" and order Republican leadership to put a prison reform bill on the floor in the lame-duck session, saying it's a substantive way to mend post-election divisions.

November 18, 2018
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat who has promised a wide investigation of President Trump as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a memo last year on the FBI's early-on investigation into Donald Trump's campaign. (Associated Press/File)

Adam Schiff says Matt Whitaker a ‘flawed appointment’

Rep. Adam Schiff of California on Sunday said Democrats will be keeping a close eye on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, deeming him a "flawed appointment" who cannot be trusted to guide the Russia investigation.

November 18, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters before he and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., try to bring up the legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Senate Republicans are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation to protect Mueller, with a handful of GOP senators urging their leadership to hold a vote now that President Donald Trump has pushed out Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake says protecting Robert Mueller trumps confirming federal judges

Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona on Sunday said confirming federal judges is important but it doesn't override his concern that President Trump replaced Jeff Sessions with acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

November 18, 2018