Politics

WATCH: Senate has 'become more partisan, more tribal than at any time I can remember,' McCain says

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Applause and whoops greeted Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, as he returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to vote for moving ahead on legislation to dismantle Obamacare…

For Trump supporters in Portland, the left is the face of intolerance

By Elizabeth Flock

In the liberal city of Portland, Oregon Trump supporters are a small but increasingly vocal group who hold a wide range of beliefs. Some are extremists. Others hold more moderate views. But they all have one belief in common: The…

Senate votes to debate GOP health care bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Tuesday's vote meant the Senate would consider a measure the House approved in May eliminating much of Obama's statute.

WATCH: President Trump speaks at joint news conference with Lebanese prime minister

By Joshua Barajas

President Donald Trump and Saad Hariri, the prime minister of Lebanon, will speak at 3 p.m. ET. Watch live here.

Think health care was a tight vote? A look back at 5 other squeakers in the Senate

By Lisa Desjardins

As we await a Senate vote on health care, here are some other notable squeakers in modern Senate history.

How states are fighting over women's access to health care

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

As Washington moved to reduce federal funding for women’s health this year, adversaries in the war over affordable birth control and other women’s health services shifted the battleground to state capitals — resulting in a spate of new laws that…

WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on health care

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scheduled the initial vote on beginning debate for Tuesday. Watch live here.

Kushner, Manafort meet with congressional investigators

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press

Two key members of President Donald Trump's presidential campaign met Tuesday with congressional investigators probing Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Trump associates.

McCain returns on day of health bill vote

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" for Tuesday's crucial Senate vote on their bill eviscerating much of the Obama health care law. The stage was set for high drama, with Sen. John McCain…

House rejects proposed funding fix for VA Choice program

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi joined other members of her party in voicing objections after veterans expressed concerns about cuts to other parts of the VA.