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At least 23,000 people die from superbugs each year and at least 2 million people get infected with bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Janice Carr/CDC via AP)

World Health Organization just put out the scariest list ever

Robert King · February 27, 2017 5:19 pm

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the head of the National Governors Association, noted that the GOP is trying to reconcile campaign rhetoric about repealing Obamacare. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Governors worried about fate of Medicaid expansion

Robert King · February 25, 2017 5:01 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed a leaked draft plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying it cuts coverage and amounts to a tax break for the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Obamacare replacement plan “dangerous,” top Democrats say.

Robert King · February 24, 2017 9:31 pm

"Across the country I see a lot of weak-kneed Republicans right now," said Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Conservative lawmaker doubts Obamacare repeal will happen

Robert King · February 24, 2017 8:28 pm

A poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found 48 percent had a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Poll: Obamacare gaining popularity

Robert King · February 24, 2017 3:52 pm

"I do believe you will see greater enforcement" of federal laws that make recreational use of marijuana illegal, said Sean Spicer. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Spicer hints at tighter pot enforcement

Robert King · February 23, 2017 9:00 pm

Boehner said Republicans will wind up merely fixing Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Boehner: GOP won’t replace Obamacare

Robert King · February 23, 2017 4:55 pm

Lawmakers say the protesters at town halls are being paid by Democratic activists, so they're going virtual. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

Republicans turn to the telephone to avoid hostile crowds

Robert King · February 23, 2017 5:01 am

"Sensitive health information on millions of Americans was put at risk," Judicial Watch said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Study: Fewer employers offering health insurance

Robert King · February 22, 2017 4:28 pm

A subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on ways to improve the anti-doping system. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Lawmakers to probe Olympic doping

Robert King · February 22, 2017 3:32 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, accompanied by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks during a news conference in January to announce the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, a possible GOP replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Unfazed: GOP senators insist on keeping Obamacare option

Robert King · February 22, 2017 5:01 am

A federal judge blocked Texas' efforts to steer Medicaid funding away from Planned Parenthood, becoming the latest state's effort to fall short. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas judge blocks state from cutting Planned Parenthood funding

Robert King · February 21, 2017 11:31 pm