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Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., right, chair of the House Health Subcommittee, says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr want to take a sledgehammer to health care, as she joins, from left, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at a Democratic event ahead of a House floor vote on the Health Care and Prescription Drug Package, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats pass health bill, in 2020 election maneuver

The House approved health-care legislation aimed at slashing drug costs and rolling back President Trump's changes to the 2010 health law, as Democrats sought to turn a winning midterm message into a 2020-election weapon. But the bill has no chance of advancing in the Senate, because of Republican complaints that Obamacare-related "poison pills" had eclipsed bipartisan work on prescription drugs.

May 16, 2019
Canada uses a point-based immigration system, as do many other countries across the globe. On Thursday, President Trump laid out his own vision for a revamped immigration system for the U.S. and he referenced Canada three times in the speech. (Associated Press)

Trump wants to use point-based immigration system

Canada is known for world-class ski slopes, polite manners and the world's finest maple syrup, though President Trump is most envious of its immigration system, which uses a point-based system to pick most of its newcomers.

May 16, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks on immigration in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump announces plan to overhaul legal immigration

President Trump sought to retake the reins of the immigration debate Thursday by announcing a bold plan to refashion legal immigration from its heavy reliance on family ties into a points-based system that would boost those with preferred skills.

May 16, 2019
In this Jan. 13, 2011, file photo, former media mogul Conrad Black arrives at the federal building in Chicago. Black was released from a federal prison in Miami early Friday, May 4, 2012, after serving about three years for defrauding investors. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arobasgt, File)

Conrad Black, Patrick Nolan granted clemency by Donald Trump

President Trump doled out executive clemency Wednesday to Conrad Black, a former media mogul who spent time in prison for mail fraud and wrote a book about Mr. Trump, and to former California lawmaker Patrick Nolan, who advocated for criminal-justice reform after his own prison stint.

May 15, 2019
President Donald Trump listens to a question from a member of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to travel to Louisiana. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump: U.S. in a ‘little squabble’ with China

President Trump showed no signs of backing down Tuesday from his trade dispute with China, saying America will "always win" and that he's seriously considering additional tariffs on $325 billion worth of imports.

May 14, 2019