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Members of the audience cheer as President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to student voters: ‘No case’ on impeachment

Trapped in impeachment limbo, President Trump sought holiday succor by promoting his Space Force and telling young supporters in Florida that House Democrats are too chicken to send charges against him to the Senate.

December 21, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

House votes to implement Donald Trump’s NAFTA rewrite

House Democrats and Republicans linked arms and overwhelmingly approved President Trump's rewrite of the North American trade deal Thursday, less than 24 hours after members evoked Pearl Harbor and Pontius Pilate in a nasty impeachment debate on the same floor.

December 19, 2019
In this March 26, 2019, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at left by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, D-N.J., speaks at an event to announce legislation to lower health care costs and protect people with pre-existing medical conditions, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Obamacare individual mandate ruled illegal

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate runs afoul of the Constitution now that it is no longer a tax.

December 18, 2019
In this file photo, the U.S. Capitol in Washington is shrouded in mist, Friday night, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House panel approves N. American trade deal

The House tax-writing committee advanced a rewrite of the North American trade deal Tuesday, blessing a campaign trophy for President Trump even as majority Democrats move to impeach him as an abuser of his office.

December 17, 2019
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Spending deal kills Obamacare taxes, forbids Trump ‘sabotage’

Congress is poised to approve a spending deal that would raise the purchasing age for tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21, repeal major Obamacare taxes and forbid President Trump from deploying "nuclear options" that would kneecap the Democrats' prized health law.

December 16, 2019
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, a man eats a snack while passing an "I love China" decoration at a popular shopping mall in Beijing. China is putting a positive face on an agreement to start dialing down a trade war that it blames the U.S. for starting. Chinese experts and news media said Saturday that the deal would reduce uncertainty for companies and lay the foundation for further talks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S., China trade talks move to another round

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are staring at another round of thorny trade talks after toasting a "phase one" deal that scraps fresh tariffs and compels Beijing to buy more U.S. pork, soybeans and other farm products.

December 15, 2019
President Donald Trump poses for photos with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez at the White House, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump sums it up: ‘A wild week’

Buoyed by trade deals and buffeted by an impeachment inquiry, President Trump stated the obvious Friday during a White House sit-down with a foreign leader.

December 13, 2019
President Donald Trump smiles during a luncheon with members of the United Nations Security Council in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

U.S., China reach trade deal: Report

President Trump has agreed to an initial trade deal that requires China to purchase a large amount of U.S. farm products in exchange for tariff relief, placing him close to a second significant trade win amid the furor over his pending impeachment.

December 12, 2019
President Donald Trump greets families participating in the White House Summit on Child Care and Paid Leave in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump takes victory lap on federal parental leave

President Trump spotlighted a "historic" deal Thursday that offers paid family leave to federal workers, seizing credit for another item that was on Democrats' wish list for years.

December 12, 2019
In this July 10, 2018, photo bottles of medicine ride on a belt at a mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House Democrats tee up vote on partisan drug-price bill

House Democrats teed up a Thursday vote on their contentious drug-pricing bill by appealing to Republicans' loyalty to President Trump, saying the effort echoes his 2016 rhetoric on government negotiation and his push to align prices with other countries'.

December 11, 2019
President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence railed against articles of impeachment during a campaign rally on Tuesday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Associated Press)

Trump, aides say impeachment hurts Americans, embarrasses Democrats

President Trump denounced Democrats' introduction of articles of impeachment Tuesday, saying his opponents have officially gone too far with their bogus claim that he cheated in the 2016 election and have turned it into a destructive, partisan article of faith.

December 10, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for a campaign rally in Hershey, Pa, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says impeachment articles ‘very weak’

President Trump on Tuesday said bipartisan approval of his North American trade deal is the "silver lining" to a morning that began with Democrats unveiling articles of impeachment against him.

December 10, 2019