Trump said that some Republicans “should be ashamed at themselves” for failing to support the president’s agenda, including repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
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Medicare Official Recounts ‘Hostile’ Interactions With Menendez
In two instances, a witness testified, Senator Robert Menendez pressured officials to intervene in a Medicare billing dispute on behalf of Dr. Salomon Melgen.
Provision buried in new Senate budget resolution is a major blow to transparency
A provision tucked into the Senate budget resolution released Friday could be a blow to transparency in the legislature.
The resolution calls for repealing a requirement that a vote on legislation cannot be held unless the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has scored the legislation and made their report public for at least 28 hours.
The rule is established in section 3205 of the Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2016, which “[e]stablishes a Senate point of order against ...
Not Giving Up, Trump Insists He Has Votes to Repeal Obamacare
In an exchange with reporters, President Trump said on Wednesday that he has the votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act but that he will first negotiate a deal with Democrats.
BREAKING: Extremist Roy Moore wins Alabama Senate primary, dealing major blow to Trump
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...
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.