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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

White House says Obamacare is saving lives

The Obama administration pressured Obamacare's foes Tuesday to think twice about repealing the law in the new year, releasing a report that argues the 6-year-old reforms saved lives by covering millions and ushered in a raft of benefits that will save people money.

December 13, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to the media after the Senate Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell: Senate to probe reports of Russia hacking

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed the U.S. intelligence community Monday and called for a bipartisan probe into Russian meddling in the run-up to the November election, as the fallout from campaign cyberattacks roiled Congress amid a quiet holiday break.

December 12, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks on Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, during the signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act. From left are, McConnell, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Max Schill, 7, who suffers from Noonan Syndrome. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown

The Senate overcame a late revolt by coal-state Democrats and passed a stopgap spending bill Friday that keeps federal agencies running into April, averting a partial government shutdown with less than an hour to spare.

December 9, 2016
The Capitol Building as seen in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House votes to avert government shutdown; Senate fights loom

Democrats' anger petered out Thursday as the House passed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open for nearly five more months, paving the way for Congress to wrap up and head home to prepare for a change of power in the White House next year.

December 8, 2016
In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, U.S. Surgeon General appointee Vivek Murthy appears on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. In a report being released Thursday, Murthy acknowledges a need for more research into the health effects of "vaping," but says e-cigarettes aren't harmless and too many teens are using them. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Surgeon general sounds the alarm over e-cigarettes

An "alarming" rate of teenagers and young adults are using electronic cigarettes, according to an Obama administration report Thursday that says one in six high school student use "e-cigs" or "vapes" despite strides in cutting the use of traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products.

December 8, 2016
Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Kevin McCarthy won’t defend Donald Trump 35-percent tariff

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday refused to back President-elect Donald Trump's push for a 35-percent tariff on companies that move operations abroad and then sell their goods back in the United States, saying corporate tax reform is the key to retaining American jobs.

December 5, 2016
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Paul Ryan: Obamacare repeal to avoid disruption in coverage

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan says the next Congress will pursue a repeal of Obamacare immediately, even before Republicans have a replacement in hand, though that repeal will not pull the rug out from 20 million-plus Americans who gained coverage from President Obama's signature program.

December 4, 2016
In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Obamacare repeal: Only a quarter of Americans support it: Poll

Americans' attitudes toward Obamacare remain split after the election, according to a tracking poll released Thursday that finds some Republicans are increasingly leery about following through on the party's plan for outright repeal of the 2010 law.

December 1, 2016
Elevators close on Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., as he arrives at Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump to nominate Tom Price for Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he plans to nominate Rep. Tom Price to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, saying Mr. Price has earned a reputation for being a "tireless problem solver" and "the go-to expert on healthcare policy."

November 29, 2016
In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Zika virus ravages the testes of male mice, sharply reducing sperm counts and fertility, said a study that raises a new specter about its threat to people. The mouse results appear in a paper released Monday, Oct. 31, by the journal Nature. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Texas reports suspected Zika case by mosquito bite

A Texas woman likely caught the Zika virus through a mosquito bite in the Rio Grande Valley, state officials said Monday, in the first locally acquired case to be reported outside of Florida within the U.S. mainland.

November 28, 2016