Newsdesk

By Michael Rios, Alison Thoet, Dan Cooney, Erica R. Hendry

These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now.

Judge reviewing DACA expiration says he can’t ignore Trump’s previous statements on immigration

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis told Justice Department lawyers that President Trump's "drumbeat" of statements and tweets about immigrants from Mexico and other countries are relevant to the case.

1 State of the Union, 5 Democratic responses

By Jessica Yarvin

Democrats are following tradition with one official response to the State of the Union -- but four unofficial responses are also scheduled, a sign of the ongoing internal battle within the party, some experts say.

5 medical stories you should be reading now

By Dr. Amber Robins, Laura Santhanam

It's easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here's what we're reading now.

Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News

Citing runaway costs and a focus on patients taking responsibility for their health, Republicans have vowed to roll back the benefits, cut federal funding and give states more power to eliminate services they consider unaffordable.

Cleveland Indians will stop using Chief Wahoo logo on uniforms in 2019

By Michael Rios

Though it will get rid of a logo many have long characterized as racist, the MLB team will not change its name, the league said.

House panel to release classified memo on FBI’s Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The memo addresses a dossier of allegations against Trump compiled by a former British spy, and questions over whether it was used to obtain surveillance warrants.

WATCH: Kennedy to give Democratic response to State of the Union

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a 37-year-old Massachusetts congressman and grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, says Democrats should focus on the economic worries of working-class voters who bolted the party in the 2016 elections.

WATCH: President Donald Trump delivers first State of the Union address

By Associated Press

Seeking to move past the shadow of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump intends to use his first State of the Union address to cite economic progress under his watch while pushing for bipartisanship with Democrats on issues such as…

Trump condemns Taliban role in Afghan attacks, no more talks

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told visiting members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday the U.S. would no longer talk with the Taliban following a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan.