Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities

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Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies () by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries () by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela () by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes

White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate () by Tony Romm

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy () by Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia () by Jan Hoffman

At Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train () by Elisabetta Povoledo

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Extend Health Insurance SubsidiesMichael GoldMore CountriesTyler PagerSome Oil TankersFrom VenezuelaUnemployment RateBuoy Voters Views

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