Posted on · From Pres. Trump's comments about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, to a new travel ban, to the latest on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill: Mark Jones walks us through the latest political stories.
Posted on · Seven Republicans joined all Democrats Wednesday in a 45-55 vote defeating the plan. It was the second self-inflicted setback the GOP has suffered this week in trying to roll back Obama's 2010 statute.
Posted on · Trump is also thanking Arizona Sen. John McCain, who returned to Washington after his brain cancer diagnosis to cast a vote.
Posted on · At least a dozen Republican senators have publicly opposed or criticized the legislation, more than enough to kill it in the face of uniform Democratic opposition.
Posted on · Where do we go from here?
Posted on · Trump is hosting Republican senators Wednesday after a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's law collapsed in the Senate this week. Trump said on Twitter Wednesday that GOP senators "MUST keep their promise to America!"
Posted on · Majority Leader McConnell decides to delay consideration of the bill due to McCain’s absence for surgery, and the CBO delays release analysis of bill.
Posted on · Like those "skinny health insurance plans": They are a big deal in this updated version. And Ted Cruz's idea.
Posted on · The new bill contains language demanded by Senator Ted Cruz letting insurers sell plans with minimal coverage, as long as they also sell policies that meet strict coverage requirements set by Obama's 2010 statute.
Posted on · The Better Care Reconciliation Act has just 17% support from the American public. Is it irreconcilable?
Posted on · On Thursday, Top Senate Republicans debated adhering to Obama's tax increase on wealthier people's investments to use the money to bolster their proposed health care subsidies in a bid to save the party's struggling bill.
Posted on · Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party's banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Friday.
Posted on · Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle Barack Obama's health care law.
Posted on · It's time again for our weekly political roundup and analysis of national, state and local political stories. This week, we discuss everything from Congress reaching a deal to fund the government, to President Trump and North Korea, and the latest attempt to pass a health care bill. Also we look at several issues in the […]