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AP-NORC Poll: Americans of All Stripes Say Fix Health Care

Sylvia Douglas twice voted for President Barack Obama and last year cast a ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton. But when it comes to "Obamacare," she now sounds like President-elect Donald Trump. This makes her chuckle amid the serious choices she faces every month between groceries, electricity and paying a health insurance bill that has jumped by nearly $400.

Trump EPA Pick Pledges More Cooperation with Industry

President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told senators Wednesday that he intended to work cooperatively with states and industry to return the federal watchdog to what he called its proper role.

The Get with Morgan Fogarty: Gov. Roy Cooper Part 2

It's been a bumpy transition for the new North Carolina Governor. Less than a month into the job and already, his effort to expand Medicaid is on hold. So is a 2017 special election, and the repeal of House Bill 2.

Locals Chartering Bus to DC for Inauguration

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president on Friday. As the list of democratic lawmakers who are boycotting his inauguration grows, a bus load of local supporters is booked and ready to go.

Obama Staff Packing Up, Heading Out Ahead of Trump's Arrival

They line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, with their spouses and young kids in tow. When it's their turn, the White House staffers enter for a few private moments with President Barack Obama, a photo and a farewell hug from the boss.

Putin Says US Administration Trying To Undermine Trump

In a biting attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations and said those who are doing it are "worse than prostitutes."

Judge Temporarily Halts N.C. Medicaid Expansion Effort

A federal judge late Saturday temporarily blocked the U.S. government from quickly approving any proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper designed to expand Medicaid coverage to potentially hundreds of thousands of uninsured people through President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

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