Key Trumpcare provisions found to violate Senate rules, throwing Republicans’ plan in jeopardy

If the bill isn’t fixed, controversial parts will require 60 votes to pass.CREDIT: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

According to a new determination by the Senate parliamentarian, some of the most controversial parts of Senate Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace Obamacare violate Senate rules and will thus require 60 votes to pass instead of 51.

The parliamentarian found that key provisions violate...

GOP senator says public won’t have ‘luxury’ of learning about health care plan before a vote

A manufactured crisis.From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), and Sen. John Thune (R-SD), leave the White House on Wednesday following a luncheon with President Donald Trump and other GOP leadership. CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Despite the failure of the latest Trumpcare bill on Monday, Senate Republican leadership is moving forward with pl...

Key Republican senator says Trump doesn’t need to understand health care bill

Sen. Cassidy is fine with him signing it anyway.CREDIT: MSNBC screengrab

On Wednesday, President Trump revealed profound confusion about how health insurance works, suggesting to the New York Times that he thinks people can buy coverage for $12 a year.

Asked about Trump’s comments during an MSNBC interview Thursday morning, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) defended the president, saying he’s “about broa...

With cameras rolling, Trump tries to bully Republican senator into supporting Trumpcare

“He wants to remain a senator, doesn’t he?”CREDIT: Fox News screengrab

During remarks to reporters following a Republican health care luncheon at the White House on Wednesday, President Trump threatened to end Sen. Dean Heller’s (R-NV) tenure in the US Senate if he doesn’t vote in favor of Trumpcare.

Alluding to the announcement Republican senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) made on ...

Trump’s incoherent health care position, in 3 tweets

He’s in favor of everything and nothing.CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

After Senate Republican defections killed off the latest Trumpcare bill on Monday night, President Trump tweeted his support for changing course and immediately repealing Obamacare before a bipartisan replacement plan is drawn up at some point down the road.

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Abortion rights face a full-on assault at the state level

A new report shows more than two dozen states have introduced legislation targeting abortion rights.Activists dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” chant in the Texas Capitol Rotunda as they protest SB8, a bill that would require health care facilities, including hospitals and abortion clinics, to bury or cremate any fetal remains whether from abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth, and they wou...

5 Trump tweets about taking responsibility for failure that are very awkward now

With Trumpcare in ruins, Trump blames everybody but himself.CREDIT: Fox News screengrab

As Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal and/or replace Obamacare went down in flames on Tuesday, President Trump tried to shift blame to everybody but himself.

During remarks to reporters, Trump falsely claimed his plan all along has been to “let Obamacare fail”—he in fact publicly supported simultaneous repe...

Trump reacts to Trumpcare failure by revealing he has no clue about Senate rules

The president is Mad Online — but the anger is misdirected.DAY 63 — in this March 23, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump gestures while sitting in an 18-wheeler truck while meeting with truckers and CEOs regarding healthcare on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File

President Donald Trump is blaming Senate Democrats after the chamber’s second versio...

Repeal and delay is back, and even worse than Trumpcare

The CBO estimates that if Congress repeals Obamacare, 18 million would lose coverage next year alone.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, where he is expected to present the GOP’s revised health care bill and push toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. CREDIT: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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