Roy Moore, an extreme far-right Republican, won Alabama’s GOP primary on Tuesday, defeating Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) who benefited from both President Trump’s endorsement and more than $10 million from the Republican establishment.
The victory by Moore, a political outsider, is also a major loss for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who did his best to keep Moore out of Washington. But the far-right former judge framed his campaign as a rebuke of McConnell...
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Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes
Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy adjusted the bill to send money toward Alaska and Maine, states with senators who had indicated they weren’t ready to support the latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Public Health: One Way for G.O.P. to Achieve Some Repeal Goals? It’s Already Part of Obamacare
The latest Republican repeal effort looks imperiled. But that doesn’t mean the dream of state health care innovation is dead.
Public Health: How the Latest Obamacare Repeal Plan Would Work
States would be given money to establish their own health policies, and it’s hard to know who would remain covered and how.
Health Bill Tests a Signature Senate Bond: John McCain and Lindsey Graham
The bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act bears the name of Mr. Graham, but Mr. McCain, who helped sink an earlier repeal attempt, has remained undecided.
Obamacare Repeal, Thought Dead in July, May Be Revived in Senate
A long-shot effort by Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy to repeal the Affordable Care Act got new life on Monday, with a showdown vote possible soon.
Public Health: How the Bernie Sanders Plan Would Both Beef Up and Slim Down Medicare
The Medicare-for-all plan would mean not just an expansion but a redefinition of the program.
Governors Rally Around Health Law Fixes as White House Pushes Repeal
Governors from both parties testified before the Senate on behalf of modest changes to the Affordable Care Act, but the White House and some senators have not given up on repeal.
How governors want to fix the finicky Obamacare marketplace
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace is less competitive than the drafters intended it to be. President Barack Obama once said the marketplace — where people can shop online for health insurance and compare plans — would be like an “Expedia for health care.” But if Expedia were anything like the ACA, people in some states would log on and see just one airline listed. In Virginia, they’d log on and see no listings at all.
To date, 1,476 counties are...