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LOCKHART, Texas -- It's been two years since a deadly hot air balloon crash in Lockhart.

Our Declaration of Independence proclaims that all of us have been “endowed with certain unalienable Rights” that include “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Those rights depend on being alive and healthy. That is why more and more of us are declaring that guaranteed health care is a right, not a privilege. But guaranteed health care is an illusion if we cannot afford the medications and treatments that we need.

President Trump chaired a meeting Friday of his most senior national security advisers to discuss the administration’s effort to safeguard November’s elections from Russian interference, the first such meeting he’s led on the matter, but issued no new directives to counter or deter the threat.

Democrats pushing to lower drug prices for seniors have found an unusual proponent in the fight: Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows.

For years the State Department had been fighting back a lawsuit from an online company that was forced to take down a downloadable gun blueprint because the post was a violation of the international traffic in arms regulations. But starting August 1, anyone with internet and a 3D printer will be able to make an untraceable handgun, rifle or assault weapon.

Since 1985 Austin Habitat for Humanity has built 440 homes in the Austin area, and repaired more than 248 existing homes for the elderly, disabled and veterans.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled an election-year tax plan on Tuesday that is unlikely to become law but could energize party voters this autumn by promising permanent tax cuts for individuals and most business owners.