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In this July 10, 2018, file photo bottles of medicine ride on a belt at the Express Scripts mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J. On Monday, Oct. 15, the industry's largest trade group announced that dozens of drugmakers will start disclosing the prices for U.S. prescription drugs advertised on TV. The prices won't actually be shown in the TV commercials but the advertisement will include a website where the list price will be posted. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Trump TV rule revealing drug prices hit by pharmaceutical industry

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this June 22, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during an event on immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Report: Agencies blindsided by Trump immigration order

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

A man helps a fellow migrant woman cross from one section to another as Central Americans organize themselves into blocks, to be attended by Mexican migration authorities, on a bridge that stretches over the Suchiate River, connecting Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. While thousands of Central American migrants are advancing toward the U.S. border in a caravan, some stayed behind to try to enter Mexico legally. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

The Latest: Trump: No proof of Middle Easterners in caravan

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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent gathers information on four Guatemalan nationals, including two men and a pair of 12 and 13-year-old boys, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in Yuma, Ariz. Thousands of families and unaccompanied children are continuing to cross the U.S. border in Arizona and California even after learning of the government's family separation policy upon apprehension. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Illegal immigrant families set record in 2018; top 100,000 for first time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This May 12, 2016, file photo, shows signage outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Trump administration considering curtailing legal recognition of transgender people: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks to employees of the Department of Commerce in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ross does not have to testify/give out-of-court testimony about his decision add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The order on Oct. 22, comes in lawsuits filed by more than a dozen states and big cities, among others, that challenge whether the citizenship question can be legally included. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court: Ross can’t be questioned in census suit

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma speaks to reporters Thursday, March 29, 2018, during a visit to the Center for Medical Interoperability in Nashville. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Trump admin. loosens up Obamacare waiver rules

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 12, 2018 file photo Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, speaks during a press briefing about the WTO's World Trade Report 2017 at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, WTO, in Geneva, Switzerland. As it stands, the WTO is on track to become powerless by next year if the Trump administration continues to withhold support over its complaints that China breaks the rules. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)

As Trump rails, US allies take lead in changing trade rules

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 17, 2018, photo, members of the Culinary Union prepare packets before canvassing for Democratic candidates in Las Vegas. Some Latinos are infuriated by President Trump and eager to vote in the midterms. Some are too demoralized to go to the polls. And some still like the president. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Democrats look to Latinos to provide midterm support

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters while his plane refuels in Brussels, Belgium Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Leah Millis/Pool Image via AP)

U.S. closes diplomatic mission to Palestinian Authority, merges with U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Illustration on diplomacy and the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pastor Andrew Brunson’s release illustrates power and potential of Trump’s foreign policy

By Tony Perkins

File - In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, a legal immigrant reads a guide of the conditions needed to apply for the so-called 'DREAMers' Obama program, formally known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA offices in Los Angeles. The Trump administration says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene if a federal appeals court does not rule soon on the administration's decision to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a letter to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, that it wanted a ruling on President Barack Obama's DACA program by October 31. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Trump administration seeks prompt immigration ruling

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, visitors have a photo taken at the entrance to the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The U.S. said Thursday Oct. 18, 2018 that it is placing its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians under the authority of its embassy to Israel. The State Department said Thursday that merging the Jerusalem Consulate with the newly opened Jerusalem Embassy will achieve &quot;significant efficiencies.&quot; But the move also has symbolic significance, by in effect downgrading the standing of the consulate. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

US downgrades Jerusalem diplomatic mission to Palestinians

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2018 photo, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announces a ban on mining claims north of Yellowstone National Park as K.C. Walsh, left, president of Simms Fishing Products, listens near Emigrant, Mont. The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports, according to Zinke and two Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Email: Political appointee tapped to lead Interior watchdog

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Trump administration won’t brand China currency manipulator

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 2, 2005, a Prudential Financial sign on the marquis direct customers to the company inside an office building in Salt Lake City. A group of federal regulators has lifted the strict government oversight imposed on big insurer Prudential Financial Inc. It was the last financial company still carrying the label that subjected it to special restrictions stemming from the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

US regulators lift strict oversight of Prudential

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a ceremony to mark the start of the Iranian academic year at Tehran University, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Rouhani on Sunday tried to downplay U.S. sanctions targeting the country's vital oil and gas sector that are set to be restored next month. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

U.S. hits Iranian banks, businesses with new sanctions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

U.S. tops World Economic Forum ‘Global Competitiveness Report’ for first time since 2008

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

US tops revised competiveness ranking for 1st time since ‘08

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, workers tend to oil pump jacks behind a natural gas flare near Watford City, N.D. Since Donald Trump took office, America’s exports of liquid natural gas and crude oil have surged, rivaling the likes of Saudi Arabia and Russia. To achieve “energy dominance,” the Trump administration has taken its cues from an unlikely source: the Obama administration. (AP photo/Eric Gay, File)

How DC unleashed fossil-fuel exports despite climate worries

By JIE JENNY ZOU of the CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY - Associated Press