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U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal listens as her campaign volunteers speak during a primary night event for Jayapal in the 7th congressional district race, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 at Optimism Brewing in Seattle. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Genna Martin)

House progressives unveil single-payer health bill

More than 100 House Democrats laid down an aggressive marker Wednesday for what "Medicare for all" means to them ahead of the 2020 campaign, filing a bill that would replace private insurance with a nationwide program that would cover all Americans.

February 27, 2019
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., stops to speak to members of the media after attending the weekly GOP conference luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

White House: Trump budget to boost military outside of spending caps

The acting director of the White House budget office said Monday that President Trump's 2020 budget blueprint will adhere to strict caps on discretionary spending and that Mr. Trump will instead seek additional money for the military through a special war fund not subject to the fiscal guardrails.

February 25, 2019
President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump departs for North Korea summit in Vietnam

President Trump departed at lunchtime Monday for a major summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, where he hopes to convince the shadowy leader to give up his nuclear ambitions and open his country to global development.

February 25, 2019
Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, Colombia's President Ivan Duque and Vice President Mike Pence, pose for a photo after a meeting of the Lima Group concerning Venezuela at the Foreign Ministry in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Pence's appearance before the Lima Group comes two days after a U.S.-backed effort to deliver humanitarian across the border from Colombia ended in violence. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Mike Pence calls on nations to cut off Nicolas Maduro’s money

Vice President Mike Pence pressed Latin American allies Monday to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro financially, saying "it's time to do more" by freezing assets tied to the socialist leader and transferring his foreign holdings to the ownership of U.S.-backed interim President Juan Guaido.

February 25, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump praises use of death penalty for drug traffickers

President Trump revived his praise of foreign nations that use the death penalty to crack down on drug trafficking Friday, suggesting in a speech on border security it's a better way to deal with addiction than study groups who "eat lunch" and "waste a lot of time."

February 15, 2019