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In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Obamacare repeal: Only a quarter of Americans support it: Poll

Americans' attitudes toward Obamacare remain split after the election, according to a tracking poll released Thursday that finds some Republicans are increasingly leery about following through on the party's plan for outright repeal of the 2010 law.

December 1, 2016
Elevators close on Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., as he arrives at Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump to nominate Tom Price for Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he plans to nominate Rep. Tom Price to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, saying Mr. Price has earned a reputation for being a "tireless problem solver" and "the go-to expert on healthcare policy."

November 29, 2016
In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Zika virus ravages the testes of male mice, sharply reducing sperm counts and fertility, said a study that raises a new specter about its threat to people. The mouse results appear in a paper released Monday, Oct. 31, by the journal Nature. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Texas reports suspected Zika case by mosquito bite

A Texas woman likely caught the Zika virus through a mosquito bite in the Rio Grande Valley, state officials said Monday, in the first locally acquired case to be reported outside of Florida within the U.S. mainland.

November 28, 2016
Sen. John N. Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Republican advantage numbers in Senate hinge on Louisiana runoff

Democrats have insisted that they will push to win the only outstanding Senate race in the country -- a Dec. 10 runoff election in Louisiana -- but it appears to be trending toward the Republican candidate, which would give the party an effective 52-48 majority next year.

November 24, 2016
Solange Ferreira holds her son Jose Wesley Campos as family friend Sandra Souza, right, holds his nasogastric feeding tube during his 1-year birthday party on Sept. 27 at his home in Bonito, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Learning how to feed is Jose’s latest struggle as medical problems mount for him and many other infants born with small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus in Brazil. (Associated Press)

Zika virus microcephaly can develop after birth: CDC study

The Zika virus can still cause severe defects in babies months after their births, scientists said Tuesday, issuing a grim warning to parents who thought they were in the clear once an infected mother gave birth.

November 22, 2016
Rep. Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat challenging Nancy Pelosi for the party's House leadership, said focusing on Zika cost the Democrats in the election. (Associated Press)

Zika funding fight costly for Democrats in 2016 election

Rep. Tim Ryan says Democrats made a mistake by focusing so heavily on the Zika fight this summer, picking a parochial political battle over an issue that turned out not to be the disaster they'd been counting on.

November 21, 2016