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Overall, U.S. health spending is more than twice the average of other Western nations, and it's not just a matter of high drug prices. No wonder voters list health and the high price of care as one of their major election concerns as they head to the poll

U.S. Elections 2020: Understanding What's At Stake For Health Care

1:02pm January 29, 2020

by Julie Rovner

With the Iowa caucuses and first primaries just weeks away, many voters say they're still confused about how presidential candidates differ on health care. Here's a guide to key issues and terms.

A motorbike convoy in November follows the last ride of Harry Dunn, who died when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision in August 2019, near RAF Croughton, in Brackley, England.

World News

U.S. Won't Hand Over American Diplomat's Wife Wanted In Fatal U.K. Car Crash

11:44am January 24, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The State Department says Anne Sacoolas has diplomatic immunity and will not be returned to face dangerous driving charges related to the Aug. 27 death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn.

From left, then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a USMCA signing ceremony in November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Senate OKs North American Trade Deal To Replace NAFTA, Giving Trump A Much-Needed Win

11:15pm January 16, 2020

by Scott Neuman

With the renegotiated pact and Wednesday's signing of an initial trade deal with China, the president can say he fulfilled a key campaign pledge to get tough on trade.

President Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office on Tuesday in Washington.

Much Of The World Doesn't Trust President Trump, Pew Survey Finds

10:45am January 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The survey of 37,000 people in 33 countries found that only 29% were confident in Trump's handling of world affairs, lower than for either Russian President Vladimir Putin or China's Xi Jinping.

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is the focus of one of three pending lawsuits claiming the president is violating the Constitution by not divesting from his business empire.

Trump Still Faces 3 Lawsuits Over His Business Empire

2:17pm December 12, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The suits allege that Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution — and demand that the president divest from his private dealings.

President Trump talks with reporters after touring a section of the southern border wall in September in Otay Mesa, Calif.

National

Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall

9:21pm December 11, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit arguing the president overstepped his authority in diverting funds to the border wall which were appropriated by Congress for other purposes.

National

Second Federal Judge Blocks Plan To Use Pentagon Funds For Border Wall

9:19pm December 11, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration insists it has the legal authority, under an emergency proclamation, to redirect defense funds away from other projects and spend the money on the border wall.

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron aired their differences on the sidelines of a NATO leaders' summit in London.

From NATO Critic To Defender, Trump Calls Macron's Comments 'Nasty'

12:15pm December 03, 2019

by Tamara Keith

When he was running for president, Trump said NATO was "obsolete." But now, with the French president accusing the alliance of experiencing "brain death," Trump is pushing back.

Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher during a recess in his trial this summer in San Diego, Calif.

Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit

11:33pm November 27, 2019

The Navy has decided to allow three SEALs implicated in a war crimes case stay in the elite commando unit. Meanwhile the ousted Secretary of the Navy sharply criticizes President Trump.

America's animals have new federal protections against abuse.

National

Trump Signs Law Making Cruelty To Animals A Federal Crime

11:08pm November 25, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Congress, wrought by division on many fronts, united to pass a bill making animal cruelty a federal felony. President Trump signed it into law on Monday.