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President Donald Trump meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says ‘all options on table’ in Venezuela

President Trump said Tuesday he knows "exactly" what he'd like to see happen in Venezuela, as strongman Nicolas Maduro clings to power, though was coy about his plans as he conferred with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House.

March 19, 2019
President Donald Trump thank his daughter, American Workforce Policy Advisory Board co-chair Ivanka Trump, during the advisory board's first meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

White House proposes broad changes to higher-ed loans, aid

The White House said Monday it wants to reform higher education by imposing "common-sense" limits on how much parents and graduate students may borrow, saying it will pressure institutions to keep tuition down, while extending Pell Grants and the work-study programs to students who want to get skills outside the traditional two-or-four-year college track.

March 18, 2019
Flower rest at a road block, as a Police officer stands guard near the Linwood mosque, site of one of the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Trump offers support to New Zealand PM after mass shooting

President Trump said Friday he spoke with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern "to express the sorrow of our entire nation" after 49 people were killed in a "monstrous" shooting at mosques in Christchurch, the country's third-largest city.

March 15, 2019
President Donald Trump, followed by their son Barron Trump, 12, and first lady Melania Trump, salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says wall needed to stem drugs, too

President Trump said Wednesday the sheer amount of drugs flowing across the border -- from meth to cocaine to deadly fentanyl -- bolsters his case for declaring an emergency at the border, as Congress prepares to complete its rebuke of his decision to go around lawmakers for funding.

March 13, 2019
In this June 27, 2017, photo, protesters block a street during a demonstration against the Republican bill in the U.S. Senate to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Democrats warn HHS off block-granting Medicaid to states

House Democrats said Tuesday they will reject a portion of President Trump's budget that would convert Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement to fixed amounts of money for states, though they do fear the administration will go around them.

March 12, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on a "National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Veteran Suicide," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump re-election team beefs up press staff

The Trump campaign beefed up its communications arm Wednesday by recruiting pros from high-profile ranks of government -- including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's most recent press secretary -- as the president's re-election team eyes 2020.

March 6, 2019
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb listens during an interview with The Associated Press in New York on Monday, March 5, 2018. Gottlieb said Monday that he needs more staffers to intercept opioids that are being disguised as other drugs and supplements. (AP Photo/Kathy Young)

Scott Gottlieb, FDA commissioner, resigns

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who oversaw federal efforts to tackle abuse of opioids and reverse an explosion in teen vaping, resigned Tuesday, depriving President Trump of a steady hand in a Cabinet that has seen plenty of upheaval.

March 5, 2019