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Free-market activists slam Trump’s international drug-pricing index

Free-market activists on Tuesday slammed an administration plan that would align the price of certain Medicare drugs with those in other countries, saying it would "import price controls" and undercut President Trump's message on Democrats' embrace of socialism. Published May 21, 2019

Donald Trump: Iran attack would be ‘met with great force’

President Trump said Monday an Iranian attack on the U.S. or its allies would be "met with great force," though seemed to downplay the likelihood of an assault. Published May 20, 2019

Mike Pence: Time for Congress to ‘do its job’ on NAFTA rewrite

Vice President Mike Pence told Congress to get moving and pass the White House's rewrite of the North American trade deal before autumn, after President Trump cleared a major hurdle by agreeing with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on aluminum and steel. Published May 20, 2019

Donald Trump draws Iran red line over nukes, threats

President Trump tried to set guardrails around his approach to Iran late Sunday, saying there are two things he cannot abide. Published May 19, 2019

Trump to Realtors: Never been better time to ‘break ground in America’

President Trump returned to his industry roots Friday, telling realtors he "took a little sabbatical for eight years" to build the U.S. economy, tap energy sources and cut red tape. Published May 17, 2019

Trump defends management of Iran, says confusion ‘might be a good thing’

President Trump defended his management of global crises and said it "might be a good thing" if Iran doesn't know what's going on, as tensions between the U.S. and Tehran escalate. Published May 17, 2019

Trump again floats $15B package for farmers caught up in China trade war

President Trump on Friday reiterated his push to extend $15 billion in assistance to farmers caught in the crosshairs of his escalating trade war with China. Published May 17, 2019

Donald Trump to lift steel, aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico

The U.S. has reached a deal to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico, removing a major barrier to congressional approval of President Trump's revised trade deal with the countries. Published May 17, 2019

House Democrats pass health bill, in 2020 election maneuver

The House approved health-care legislation aimed at slashing drug costs and rolling back President Trump's changes to the 2010 health law, as Democrats sought to turn a winning midterm message into a 2020-election weapon. But the bill has no chance of advancing in the Senate, because of Republican complaints that Obamacare-related "poison pills" had eclipsed bipartisan work on prescription drugs. Published May 16, 2019

Trump wants to use point-based immigration system

Canada is known for world-class ski slopes, polite manners and the world's finest maple syrup, though President Trump is most envious of its immigration system, which uses a point-based system to pick most of its newcomers. Published May 16, 2019

Donald Trump announces plan to overhaul legal immigration

President Trump sought to retake the reins of the immigration debate Thursday by announcing a bold plan to refashion legal immigration from its heavy reliance on family ties into a points-based system that would boost those with preferred skills. Published May 16, 2019

Conrad Black, Patrick Nolan granted clemency by Donald Trump

President Trump doled out executive clemency Wednesday to Conrad Black, a former media mogul who spent time in prison for mail fraud and wrote a book about Mr. Trump, and to former California lawmaker Patrick Nolan, who advocated for criminal-justice reform after his own prison stint. Published May 15, 2019