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A diverse group gathers on the steps of the Utah state capitol in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, with Comunidades Unidas (Communities United), an organization that says that the Trump administration's plans to end the DACA program is bad for Utah's families and economy. Individuals including "Dreamers" spoke out for Congress to come up with alternative legislation. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) **FILE**

House GOP struggles for answers on immigration

House Republicans emerged from a critical meeting on immigration Thursday to say they are committed to writing a bill that matches President Trump's four pillars of reform -- but didn't make much headway on settling big issues such as whether illegal immigrants will get full citizenship rights.

June 7, 2018
"There's not incentive for insurance companies in any way to contain their cost increases," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday. He said Obamacare's problem is its design, since taxpayer subsidies chase rising premiums. (Associated Press)

Democrats demand action to solve rising Obamacare premiums

Democrats left little doubt Wednesday that heath care will be their signature issue in the mid-term contests, betting the GOP's decision to weaken Obamacare as part of its tax overhaul will give them a winning platform to run on while vulnerable senators are tethered to Capitol Hill this August.

June 6, 2018
FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration says it's offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and that's a major policy shift toward low-income people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump admin. launches Medicaid scorecard

The Trump administration unveiled a Medicaid "scorecard" Monday to measure whether states are going beyond strict compliance with federal rules and using tax dollars to actually make beneficiaries healthier.

June 4, 2018
U. S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks at a gathering for Planned Parenthood, as Crystal Strait, left, chief executive officer and president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California looks on, Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Dianne Feinstein up big in Senate primary in California: Poll

Incumbent Dianne Feinstein holds a big lead ahead of Tuesday's Senate primary race in California, according to a poll Friday that says a little-known Republican challenger is "within striking distance" of state Senate leader Kevin de Leon, the favorite for the coveted No. 2 slot.

June 1, 2018
This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

GAO: VA has room to improve in opioid treatment

The Veterans Affairs Department is doing a good job of slashing the use of opioids among veterans but is falling short on safety measures, such as checking whether patients have been prescribed addictive pills elsewhere, a government watchdog reported Tuesday.

May 29, 2018
Peter Salama, left, deputy director-general for Emergency Preparedness and Response of WHO, sits next to Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Elhadj As Sy, right, as they inform the media about IFRC's and WHO's response on Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

WHO claims success in Ebola vaccination effort in Congo

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said 400 people have been vaccinated against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and there hasn't been an explosion of cases, making officials "cautiously optimistic" about the arc of the outbreak.

May 29, 2018
The World Health Organization counts 58 cases and 27 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak of Ebola, which is transmitted from wild animals to people and spreads human-to-human via the bodily fluids of infected people. WHO officials said they are worried about a fast spread of the deadly disease to other population centers. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

CDC officials take precautions as Ebola outbreak spreads

With Ebola once again flaring up in an African country, U.S. health officials have briefed border officers about potential danger from travelers, and U.S. airports are beginning to issue warnings about the deadly disease.

May 28, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Washington (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

American Medical Assoc. slams Trump’s Title X proposal

The nation's top doctors' lobby condemned President Trump's push to create a firewall between federal funds for family planning and abortion services, saying Thursday it amounts to a "gag order" that will intrude on the doctor-patient relationship.

May 24, 2018
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., emerges from the chamber just after key conservatives in the rebellious House Freedom Caucus helped to kill passage of the farm bill which had been a priority for GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House panel advances GOP welfare-reform bill

The House Ways and Means Committee approved Thursday a massive overhaul of the country's welfare system that would push more people on the public dole to look for work, hoping to wean them off benefits altogether.

May 24, 2018
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Texas Republican. (Associated Press/File)

GOP welfare reform on track in House

Republicans rejected Democrats' efforts Wednesday to increase money for job training or child care for those on welfare, keeping their massive reform bill on track for approval in a key committee.

May 23, 2018