Senate Republicans Say They Will Not Vote on Health Bill

The North American Republican is a wily creature. Territorial. Obsessed with tax cuts. And, like the coral snake, difficult for some people to distinguish from its less venomous cousins.

Crikey! That’s quite a blunder by the Grey Lady. And it’s not a blunder limited to ju...

If you were baffled by Trump’s Phoenix rally, it’s because it wasn’t for you

August 23, 2017 Donald Trump, News, politics, republican-party

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Senate Republicans quietly wave the white flag on Obamacare repeal

August 1, 2017 health, healthcare, News, obamacare, politics, republican-party

Multiple Republican lawmakers seem to have dismissed Trump’s call to keep moving on health care.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question while speaking with the media, June 27, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
After six months of Republican-led closed door meetings on health care, Senate leadership finally looks to be pivoting.
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A Quartz visual guide to the current state of US government dysfunction

July 31, 2017 "America First", congress, Donald Trump, GOP, mitch-mcconnell, News, republican-party

On his first day at work, the new White House chief of staff, John Kelly, brought in some order: He pushed Anthony Scaramucci, the flamboyant and divisive new communications director, out of his job. But whether Kelly can impose some discipline on the rest of the Trump administration and its allies in Congress is another matter.

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Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 Health Insurance and Managed Care, McConnell, Mitch, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Senate, United States Politics and Government

Voter anger turned Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, but amid the promises of repeal, the party never offered a viable alternative.

The Republican Women Behind the Vote

July 29, 2017 Collins, Susan M, Murkowski, Lisa, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Senate, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Senator John McCain shocked his party when he turned his thumb down and voted “no” to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But it was two staunch female Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — who fought the Senate repeal from the start.