John McCain casts decisive vote during Senate healthcare battle – video

John McCain’s vote in the US Senate on Thursday night has killed off the Republican party’s chances of passing a slimmed down bill aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare. McCain and two other Republican senators joined Democrats in voting against the bill

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Donald Trump says Obamacare will now implode. Is he right?

Analysis: After the failure of the Republicans’ ‘skinny repeal’ bill, the Affordable Care Act faces hurdles – but the president’s assessment may be overblown

In a stunning blow to Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, Republican senators were overnight unable to pass a bill to undo major parts of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, the health reform law considered Obama’s signature achievement.

Their efforts failed because three senators, including...