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Friday

Clara Hardy (middle) with her parents, Robert and Chrissy. Clara, who lives in North Carolina, needed expensive surgery and other procedures right after birth to save her life. The family's insurance policy paid most of the cost. Alex Olgin/WFAE hide caption

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GOP Health Bill Could Let Insurers Cap Spending On Expensive Patients

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Doctors, nurses, patients and activists listen as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at Bellevue Hospital in New York last week, just after the Senate Republicans released their health care bill to the public. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a Stop 'Trumpcare' rally in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in May. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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How Democrats Are Fighting The GOP Health Care Bill

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A 2015 protest by advocates for victims of domestic abuse takes place outside state offices in downtown Chicago. The protests were sparked by a lack of funding for domestic violence shelters due to the state's budget crisis. Sophia Tareen/AP hide caption

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After 2 Years Without A Budget, Debt And Pain Are Mounting In Illinois

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Daniel Harnsberger is Appalachian Mountain Wrestling's Dan Richards, the Progressive Liberal, a trash-talking East Coast elite. Brendon Miller/Bluegrass Sports Nation hide caption

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Appalachian Wrestling's Greatest Villain: 'The Progressive Liberal'

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Thursday

Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, Republican Rep. Mike Conaway (left) and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are tapes or records of the president's Comey meetings. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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A poll worker hands out a Las Vegas Strip-themed "I Voted" sticker after taking back her voter activation card on Nov. 8, 2016, in Nevada. A White House panel that is looking into voter fraud allegations wants names, addresses, birthdates, party affiliation and elections voted in since 2006 for every registered voter in the country. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch

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Special counsel Robert Mueller, whom the Justice Department appointed to oversee the investigation into ties between President Trump's campaign and Russia, leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Amid Russia Investigation, Many Texas Republicans Lose Faith In The FBI

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