Senate Dems hit health vote, transgender ban

July 26, 2017 News

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut expressed criticism of Republicans who were still trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Others railed against President Donald Trump's move to ban transgender people from the military. (July 26)

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Senate rejects Obamacare repeal

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 News

The Senate's marathon debate to dismantle Obamacare enters Day Two on Wednesday, as Republican senators continue painstaking deliberations to reach an ultimate agreement on health care reform.

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McCain makes dramatic return to Senate to cast health bill vote

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 News

The Republican-led Senate's first vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act suffered a bi- partisan rebuke Tuesday as nine Republicans joined every Democrat to vote down the plan. The setback came just hours after Senator John McCain's dramatic return to the chamber. Nancy Cordes reports.

Eye Opener: Republicans struggle to move forward on health care

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 News

Republicans suffer a late-night setback in their first Senate vote to repeal and replace Obamacare. Also, John McCain berates his colleagues and calls for bipartisanship in his emotional return to Capitol Hill. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox.

Senate measure to repeal Obamacare fails

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 News, politics

The Senate is in the thick of a potentially days-long process.

Republicans no longer have a plan to repeal Obamacare, but they’re still trying

July 26, 2017 News

Seven years of promises, seven months of trying. Republicans can't figure out how to repeal Obamacare, and that's never been more evident than this week.

The Health 202: GOP’s Obamacare rollback quest is about to get skinny

July 26, 2017 News

The "skinny repeal" may be the GOP's last best hope.

Democratic senators introduce bill to ban insecticide linked to brain damage

July 26, 2017 climate, News

Farmworkers and children are most at risk.Congressional members and activists call for congressional action on banning pesticides in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 2017. CREDIT: Esther Yu Hsi Lee/ThinkProgress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three years ago, neurological issues turned family life upside down for Alex B., a 24-year-old Oregonian, when his father, a longtime farmworker who picked broccoli, celery, and...

Trump calls out Murkowski over health care vote

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 News

President Donald Trump criticized Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Twitter Wednesday after she voted against GOP-led efforts to dismantle Obamacare, making her the latest Republican to be publicly rebuked by Trump on the issue.
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Trump announces he’s kicking thousands of transgender people out of the military

July 26, 2017 Donald Trump, lgbtq, News, transgender

He made the announcement on Twitter.CREDIT: AP Photo/Tony Dejak
Without warning or explanation, President Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday morning that he is unilaterally reversing the military’s plan to allow transgender service:
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After consultation with my Generals and military experts,...