Jul 27 Scaramucci, with vulgar language, signals internal White House fight By Julie Bykowicz, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump's chief of staff to deny he's a "leaker" and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to… Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: These Republican senators say they won’t vote for ‘skinny’ health bill unless there’s broader debate By Associated Press Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say they can't support the so-called "skinny repeal" taking shape in the Senate because it would wreak havoc on health insurance markets. Continue reading
Jul 27 Republicans look to pass ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats vowed opposition as the Senate prepared for a bizarre Capitol Hill ritual, a "vote-a-rama" on amendments that promised to last into the wee hours of Friday morning. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: White House expected to address health care debate in news briefing By Associated Press Sanders is expected to speak after 1:45 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 27 Senators craft bill to prevent Robert Mueller from being fired By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Congressional spokesman says the senator's still working on the bill, and it's unclear when it will be introduced. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Senate debates ‘skinny repeal’ of Affordable Care Act By Erica Werner, News Desk 1:59 a.m. : As news of the GOP “no” votes made their way outside the Capitol, protesters cheered. "They closed the vote!" pic.twitter.com/WQlAGjTdEu — Joshua Barajas (@Josh_Barrage) July 28, 2017… Continue reading
Jul 27 Hillary Clinton lets her ‘guard down’ in her new book ‘What Happened’ By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Thursday that Clinton's book will be a highly personal work that also is a "cautionary tale" about Russian interference in last year's election and its threat to democracy. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH LIVE: Vice President Pence to address health care, jobs and economy By News Desk Watch the speech live online here at the PBS NewsHour at 10:15 a.m. ET Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 27 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski rebuffs President Trump’s tweeted pressure on health care reform By Associated Press The Alaska lawmaker and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans who on Tuesday opposed moving forward with allowing debate on GOP legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed… Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump’s ban on transgender military members divides veterans in Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to ban transgender service in the armed forces drove a wedge through military veterans in Congress, with one camp standing squarely behind the commander in chief and the other decrying his order as an… Continue reading