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Trump also teased he will have a "major announcement" next week on the drug crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump will look into reports on drug czar nominee Tom Marino

Robert King · October 16, 2017 6:12 pm

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Democrats haven't given a "single counter-offer" in the bipartisan negotiations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans blame Democrats for stalled children’s insurance talks

Robert King · October 16, 2017 5:06 pm

Daily on Healthcare

Daily on Healthcare: Senators return to Washington facing an Obamacare crisis

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein · October 16, 2017 4:06 pm

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., launched an investigation into opioid makers this year, calling for information from distributors and manufacturers on sales and marketing materials as well as details on compliance with government settlements. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Claire McCaskill wants to repeal law that neutered DEA crackdown on opioid distributors

Robert King · October 16, 2017 2:50 pm

The medical device tax was created to help fund Obamacare. It charges a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of certain medical devices such as pacemakers and imaging devices like MRIs. More low-tech devices such as surgical gloves and contact lenses do not pay the tax.

Insurers, device makers try to kill return of Obamacare taxes

Robert King · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

"He is behaving in an impulsive way that confuses people which I think is not good for the stability of the world," Clinton said of Trump.

National Security

Hillary Clinton: Trump’s rebuke of Iran nuclear deal a ‘major mistake’

Robert King · October 14, 2017 10:07 pm

Sigmar Gabriel told a German radio station that President Trump's threat Friday to not formally certify the Iran nuclear accord could further destabilize the region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

National Security

German minister: Trump’s actions on Iran deal could move world closer to war

Robert King · October 14, 2017 9:12 pm

The Deepwater Horizon spill occurred in 2010 and dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. (AP Photo/Rich Matthews, File)

Energy and Environment

Coast Guard responds to oil spill off Louisiana

Robert King · October 14, 2017 8:22 pm

FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Medical and business groups plead with Congress to fund Obamacare payments after Trump cut them off

Robert King · October 14, 2017 7:48 pm

Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga game at home to Schalke on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

German soccer club takes a knee

Robert King · October 14, 2017 6:13 pm

Ducks perch on the branch of a tree next to a home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can't keep sending help "forever" and suggesting the U.S. territory was to blame for its financial struggles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Puerto Rico death toll rises to 48

Robert King · October 14, 2017 5:25 pm

Attorney Lisa Bloom said in an interview that her initial decision to represent Harvey Weinstein was a "colossal mistake." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Lisa Bloom: I made a ‘colossal mistake’ representing Harvey Weinstein

Robert King · October 14, 2017 4:25 pm