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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the ranking member, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, meet before the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, the morning after they reached a deal to resume federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump had halted.

Time Running Short For Congress To Stabilize Individual Insurance Market

Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill seek to help keep premium prices from rising out of control and undermining the policies available to people who don't get insurance through their jobs.

Actress Ashley Judd and her friend, Ted Klontz, outside Nashville, Tenn.

Actress Ashley Judd's #MeToo Moment Was Driven By A 'Commitment' To Her Younger Self

In a StoryCorps conversation, Ashley Judd talks about being one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and about the "barn doors" that were flung open as a result.

Steve Binder, Co-founder Of Innovative Court Program, Recognized As A KPBS Community Hero For His Work With The Homeless

Court program pioneer seeks solutions to legal problems faced by the homeless.

Russian politician Alexander Torshin, standing next to then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, attends a ceremony at the Kremlin in 2011. Torshin is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and says he met Donald Trump through the group in 2015.

Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed

Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.

Participants in the Girls Empowerment Camp 2017

San Diego Mayor Says Girls Empowerment Camp Will Go On Despite Discrimination Complaint

The complaint said the firefighting camp for girls discriminates against boys. Organizers said boys are welcome.

Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed

Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.

Supporters of Planned Parenthood dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale protest last June outside the Capitol against Senate Republicans' health care bill.

Planned Parenthood Plans Major Political Effort In Key States For 2018 Midterms

Planned Parenthood says it will be a major presence in Senate and gubernatorial races in eight battleground states in this year's midterm elections. It promises to spend record dollars as well.

A resident in Norfolk, Va., after tropical storm Ida in 2009. New zoning rules require builders to include flood protection measures.

Norfolk Requires Developers To Do More Against Flooding

New zoning rules in Norfolk, Virginia, require developers to include flood prevention measures. Some builders opposed the move, and warn it will raise costs for home buyers.

Gov. Jerry Brown poses for a picture with Ronald Reagan in this undated photo.

How The Home Of Reagan Turned Into The Trump Resistance

Immigration and the Latino vote swayed the state away from GOP support toward the liberal Democratic Party agenda.

San Onofre Nuclear Power Station, unknown date.

Consumer Watchdog Urges CPUC To Reject San Onofre Settlement

A consumer watchdog group is opposing a settlement agreement that charges ratepayers about $2 billion for the shutdown of San Onofre.

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