Month: July 2017

Trump changes mind again, telling senators to get health bill ‘on my desk’

Donald Trump, US healthcare, US news, US politics, US Senate

Within a day of telling Republicans to simply ‘let Obamacare fail’, president says they should cancel their August break to address healthcare reform

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump advised Republicans to “let Obamacare fail”, he once again switched course and told senators to cancel their August recess and remain in Washington until they overhaul the healthcare law.

During an uncomfortable lunch on Wednesday, Trump warned Republican senators that “inaction” was not an o...

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Trump makes wild promises about ‘new’ version of Trumpcare

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He’s back on repeal and replace and says nobody’s going home until it’s done.President Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon with GOP Senators, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in the State Dinning Room of the White House. CREDIT: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The day after the Senate’s third proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act flatlined, killed by three Republican senators who opposed Senate Majo...

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Rev. Barber: An open letter to clergy who prayed with Donald Trump

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The Scripture cautions us to lay hands on no man suddenly, lest we become a party to his sins.CREDIT: AP/David Goldman

Dear Reverends Jack Graham, Johnnie Moore, Greg Laurie, Paula White, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell, Jr., and others,

I write you with a heavy heart as a fellow Christian and a fellow preacher during a trying time in our nation’s public life. Last week, Capitol Hill police arres...

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