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A pharmacist collects packets of boxed medication from the shelves of a pharmacy in London, U.K. A proposal announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday would allow the government to directly negotiate the price of 250 U.S. drugs, using what the drugs

Health & Safety

How An 'International Price Index' Might Help Reduce Drug Prices

5:28pm September 19, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Drugmakers hate the idea. But Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump both say pegging the prices of U.S. medicine to what people elsewhere pay could save U.S. patients a bundle. Here's how an "IPI" might work.

Attorney General William Barr speaks as he stands with President Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross during an event about the census in the Rose Garden at the White House earlier this month.

Politics & Government

House Holds Attorney General And Commerce Secretary In Contempt Over Census Probe

7:41pm July 17, 2019

by Tim Mak

Democrats have demanded documents related to the origins of Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The effort to add the question was ultimately halted.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California (left) is trying to move on from a public clash with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (right) and other progressives.

Politics & Government

Pelosi Clashes With Progressive 'Squad' As Internal Party Tensions Get Personal

6:11pm July 11, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., is asking members to avoid attacking one another after an aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, tweeted a message comparing some moderates to segregationists.

A sign is posted outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Clint, Texas, earlier this week, where lawyers reported that detained migrant children were held unbathed and hungry.

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

9:46am June 26, 2019

by Scott Neuman

President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

Penelope Malakates (left), James Martin and Barbara Petriello are New Jersey residents. Democrats won the House of Representatives during the 2018 elections in places like New Jersey's 3rd and 7th congressional districts, both of which flipped from GOP to

Politics & Government

Democrats In 2 Swing Districts Are Split On Impeachment; Voters Are Wary

6:18pm June 04, 2019

by Tim Mak

Democrats won back the House in 2018 because they beat GOP candidates in areas like two of New Jersey's swing districts. But two freshmen there are split on how to handle impeachment.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a weekly news conference on May 16 on Capitol Hill. Pelosi is dealing with rising calls for impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Politics & Government

Democrats' Impeachment Divide Tests Pelosi

6:22pm May 21, 2019

President Trump's efforts to block congressional oversight into his administration and special counsel Robert Mueller's report is ratcheting up impeachment talk among House Democrats.

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Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried chicken and a prop chicken because Attorney General William Barr did not appear before the committee as req

Politics & Government

Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress

7:00am May 04, 2019

by Susan Davis

Attorney General William Barr's refusal to appear before a House committee is forcing Democrats to rethink their oversight strategy for the Trump administration.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they had a constructive White House meeting with President Trump on infrastructure on Tuesday.

Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay

7:13pm April 30, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting "very constructive," but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options.

Democrats running to succeed President Trump are split over whether Congress should impeach him.

Politics & Government

More Democrats Call For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump

5:02pm April 23, 2019

Following the Mueller report's release, a number of the 2020 Democratic candidates, like their colleagues in Congress, are debating how aggressively to respond to the special counsel's findings.

Attorney General William Barr, center, holds a press conference Thursday before the redacted Mueller report's release.

Will Democrats 'Follow The Mueller Report To Where It Leads'?

10:59am April 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Impeachment talk started again among Democrats Thursday with the release of the redacted Mueller report. Many still see that as too politically risky even though they see Trump as unfit for office.