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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House, Friday April 26, 2019, as he leaves Washington headed to Indianapolis where he is expected to speak at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump on measles: ‘They have to get the shots’

President Trump urged Americans on Friday to vaccinate their kids, echoing top health officials amid U.S. measles outbreaks and seeming to push aside his past skepticism of the shots.

April 26, 2019
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the V4+Japan summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Donald Trump to host Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at White House

President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday for wide-ranging discussions on bolstering trade and security in the Indo-Pacific region and ensuring the "fully verified denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula, the White House said.

April 25, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Office of Government Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

White House ends waivers for Iranian oil

The Trump administration Monday said it would not extend waivers for countries buying Iranian oil in the face of new U.S. sanctions after May 2, in a bid to cut off all foreign sales of the Islamic Republic's key export.

April 22, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at an Opportunity Zone conference with state, local, tribal, and community leaders South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House complex, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump says Russia matter is over: ‘Hoax is dead!’

President Trump on Saturday said the Russian probe should be considered dead and buried, venting his frustration with lingering questions about his behavior as he headed into the second full day of his Easter jaunt in Florida.

April 20, 2019
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk down the stairs of Air Force One during their arrival at Palm Beach International Airport, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is spending the Easter weekend as his Mar-a-Lago estate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump enjoys Mar-a-Lago life, while Beltway stews

President Trump is laying low after the dramatic release of special counsel Robert Mueller's findings, enjoying the close of the season at his Florida resort and letting his thumbs do the talking.

April 19, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell wants to raise tobacco age to 21

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce a bill that raises the nationwide minimum age for purchasing tobacco or vaping products from 18 to 21, saying nicotine use has reached "epidemic levels."

April 18, 2019
In this March 24, 2019, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Mueller report release tests Donald Trump exoneration claim

President Trump's claim that Robert Mueller's report is a total exoneration is about to be put to the test as what is known about the special counsel's findings swells from four pages to nearly 400, undermining the White House's ability to frame the narrative.

April 16, 2019
In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, photo, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo. Top Red Cross official Emanuele Capobianco said April 12, 2019, that he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in cases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro) **FILE**

WHO declines to label DRC Ebola a global emergency

The World Health Organization said Friday the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still not a global emergency, arguing the epidemic that's tallied more than 1,000 cases and claimed more than 750 lives hasn't spilled over borders.

April 12, 2019