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National security adviser John Bolton listen to U.S. President Donald Trump about the new directive centralizing all military space functions under a new Space Force, which will be overseen by the Department of the Air Force, in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Bowing to Congress, Trump scales back proposed space force

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times February 19, 2019

Bowing to bipartisan concerns in Congress, President Donald Trump retreated Tuesday from his plan to create an independent space force in the Pentagon, proposing instead to consolidate the military's space...

The paperwork used by census takers in 2000.

Supreme Court weighs census question that could undercut California’s power

By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times February 14, 2019

The Supreme Court meets behind closed doors Friday to weigh a question that could shape the political power of California for the decade ahead. At issue is the Trump administration's plan to ask all...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks as Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), right, and other Congressional Democrats listen during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s take on trade echoes Ocasio-Cortez’s brand of socialism

By Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg News February 14, 2019

On the face of it, self-declared socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump have little in common when it comes to economic policy. He's been cutting taxes. She wants the rich to pay more. He...

Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaido declares himself the country's "acting president" during a mass opposition rally against leader Nicolas Maduro, on the anniversary of a 1958 uprising that overthrew military dictatorship in Caracas on January 23, 2019.

Venezuela’s opposition acts like a government and makes plea for money

By Franco Ordonez, McClatchy Washington Bureau February 14, 2019

In a display of their ability to act as a government, several Venezuelan opposition leaders traveled to Washington on Thursday to share first steps of their plan to lead the country out of its humanitarian...

People light candles for a makeshift memorial after an interfaith ceremony at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla., to remember the 17 victims killed last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.

Hearts are heavy, attendance is light at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

By Colleen Wright, Miami Herald February 14, 2019

Just like last year, it was a beautifully sunny, crisp Valentine's Day in Parkland. There were media trucks lined up like a train for half a mile. Students, parents, teachers held each other. They were...

Justin, a participant in a class on opioid overdose prevention held by non-profit Positive Health Project, practices with Naloxone on teacher Kieth Allen on August 9, 2017 in New York City, N.Y.

Even in best-case scenario, opioid overdose deaths will keep rising until 2022

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times February 11, 2019

In the nation's opioid epidemic, the carnage is far from over. A new projection of opioid overdose death rates suggests that even if there is steady progress in reducing prescription narcotics abuse...

Another shutdown looms if President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders can't agree to fund the federal government by Friday. In December, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Vice President Mike Pence and Trump in the Oval Office to discuss border security and funding the government.

With clock ticking on another potential government shutdown, Trump blames Democrats

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times February 11, 2019

President Donald Trump sought Sunday to pre-emptively cast blame on Democrats if an impasse over his demand for a border wall leads to a second partial government shutdown this week. Stopgap funding...

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with China's Vice-Premier Liu He to discuss trade issues on Thursday, January 31, 2019 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.

‘No wiggle room’ to deny request for Trump’s tax returns, expert says

By Doug Sword, CQ-Roll Call February 8, 2019

Lawmakers heard from an expert Thursday who said there is "no wiggle room" for the Treasury secretary to deny a request for President Donald Trump's tax returns from one of the tax committees. A refusal...

Hayti Alvarado, 26, holds her son Esteban Alvarado, 3, along with her daughter Gabriella Alvarado, 11, (not shown) after being detained near the Rio Grande River. The Alvarado family had to flee their country after Gabriella was threatened at school. A report suggests thousands more children were separated from their families by the Trump administration than previously disclosed.

Family separation blasted by both parties at oversight hearing

By Chris Cioffi, CQ-Roll Call February 8, 2019

Democrats on a House subcommittee demanded answers Thursday from Health and Human Services officials regarding how many children were actually separated from parents during the "zero tolerance" policy...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks as Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), right, and other Congressional Democrats listen during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Washington, DC.

How the Green New Deal is shaping the race for president

By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times February 8, 2019

Even as climate change has rapidly evolved from an abstract threat to a tangible crisis, political candidates have struggled to make it a central focus of campaigns dominated by more immediate voter concerns. Now,...

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