Jun 27 Watch 5:35 Lacking enough GOP votes, Senate pushes back health bill By PBS News Hour Republican leaders gave up Tuesday on trying to get a vote this week on the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a delay until after the July 4th recess after… Continue watching
Jun 27 WATCH: McConnell says ‘good progress’ made on Senate health bill By Associated Press President Donald Trump invited them to meet after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to delay a vote on a Senate health care bill because there aren’t enough votes to pass it. Continue reading
Jun 27 GOP leaders delay Senate health care vote. What happened? By Lisa Desjardins Senate Republican leaders had hoped to start the voting process for the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Wednesday. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pulled the 142-page bill — which would make sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Affordable… Continue reading
Jun 27 The GOP health bill has big tax cuts for rich, not much for others By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Millionaires would get tax cuts averaging $52,000 a year from the Senate Republicans' health bill while middle-income families would get about $260, according to a new analysis of the foundering bill. Continue reading
Jun 27 Twitter Chat: Ask your questions about the Senate health care bill By Lora Strum Who wins and who loses if the Senate health care bill succeeds? Who’s backing it in Congress and just how likely is it to pass? Join us for a Twitter chat Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT. Continue reading
Jun 27 Major veterans’ groups voice concern over Senate health bill By Hope Yen, Associated Press Major veterans’ organizations are voicing concerns about a Senate GOP bill to repeal the nation’s health care law, fearing the impact of rising insurance costs and worried the underfunded Department of Veterans Affairs won’t be able to fill the coverage… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Rex Tillerson, Ivanka Trump unveil annual human trafficking report By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States asserted Tuesday that Myanmar is no longer one of the world's worst offenders on human trafficking, while removing both Myanmar and Iraq from a list of countries that use child soldiers. Continue reading
Jun 27 Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate leaders scrambled to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified. Continue reading
Jun 27 President Trump takes swipe at CNN following resignations By David Bauder, Associated Press President Donald Trump used the resignations of three CNN journalists involved in a retracted Russia-related story to resume his attack on the network's credibility Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 27 Pentagon says it detected ‘active preparations’ by Syria for chemical attack By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon said it detected "active preparations" by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to a White House statement hours earlier that the Syrian government would "pay a heavy price" if it carried out such an attack. Continue reading