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In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Bernie Sanders: U.S. consumers must pay fairer prices for drugs

Liberal lawmakers released a package of bills Thursday designed to test Washington's appetite for novel ways to control runaway drug costs, saying U.S. consumers are getting stiffed by prices that are far higher than what other countries pay.

January 10, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right rear, leave a news conference where they were joined by furloughed federal workers to discuss the impact on families of the partial government shutdown and President Donald Trump's demands for funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes to intervene in Obamacare lawsuit

The House voted along party lines Wednesday to intervene in an lawsuit that threatens to kill off Obamacare, as Democrats tried to paint the GOP into a corner over its professed support for shielding people with preexisting conditions.

January 9, 2019
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks during a news conference announcing a proposed ordinance to provide low income residents with access to free legal representation in landlord-tenant disputes, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Bill de Blasio unveils plan for universal health care

In a surprise announcement, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday the city will launch a program that offers health services to people who've been shut out of insurance options or affordable care, including illegal immigrants.

January 8, 2019
Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Mass. center, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, talks with Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., left, joined at far left by Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., as they exit a Democratic Caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol as new members of the House and veteran representatives gathered behind closed doors to discuss their agenda when they become the majority in the 116th Congress, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Rep. McGovern will likely lead the Rules Committee that determines what bills are debated on the floor and what amendments are allowed to be voted on. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House Democrats to examine idea of government-run health care system

House Democrats say they will study the promise or pitfalls of a government-run health system out of the gate, setting the stage for hearings on the marquee idea championed by Sen. Bernard Sanders and outspoken freshmen as the left flexes its new clout.

January 6, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, as the 116th Congress begins. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New senators take oath of office, expand GOP majority

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a veteran Democrat who was sworn in to her sixth term Thursday, stopped in her tracks when she spotted freshman Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, in the Capitol basement.

January 3, 2019
In this Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Drug cartels return to producing meth, cocaine after opioid crack down

The rate of opioid overdose deaths began to plateau in early 2018, notching a victory for public health officials — but like water seeking the path of least resistance, adaptive drug cartels are turning back to the previous moneymakers of cocaine and methamphetamine.

December 30, 2018