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

Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

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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