Mar 24 Trump and Ryan scramble to pick up the pieces after Obamacare repeal fails By Daniel Bush Former President Barack Obama’s health care law will remain in effect “for the foreseeable future,” House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis) said Friday after pulling a vote on the House Republican’s health care bill, acknowledging a stinging defeat for a party… Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Trump says he'd bargain with Democrats on health care By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he would be willing to reopen negotiations for a health care bill with Democrats if the Affordable Care Act fails. Continue reading
Mar 24 Arkansas governor signs bill to reinstate voter ID law By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Arkansas' governor signed a measure Friday requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, reinstating a voter ID law that was struck down by the state's highest court more than two years ago. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Sean Spicer addresses Republican health care vote By News Desk White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at a press conference on Friday, amid uncertainty on Capitol Hill over the House vote on the Republican health care bill, that "the president and his team have committed everything they can to… Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Paul Ryan speaks after Republicans withdraw health care bill By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press In a humiliating setback, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their "Obamacare" repeal bill off the House floor Friday after it became clear the measure would fail badly. Continue reading
Mar 24 How the showdown vote over health care came to be By Lisa Desjardins This makes for the extraordinary situation where House leaders have scheduled one of the most significant votes in years without knowing if it has the support to pass. Continue reading
Mar 24 House sets risky health care vote after Trump demands it By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans muscled their capstone health care overhaul past an initial barrier and toward a climactic roll call Friday, plunging ahead despite uncertainty over whether they had the votes to prevail in what loomed as a monumental gamble for… Continue reading
Mar 23 White House, in gamble, demands make-or-break health vote By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave "Obamacare" in place and move on to other issues if Friday's vote fails. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode March 23, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, House Republicans delay a vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, a setback for President Trump. Also: Calls for an independent investigation after the House Intelligence chair goes straight to the White House, more U.S. troops on… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 8:27 Why the Trump administration is sending more troops to Syria By PBS News Hour The Pentagon has authorized the deployment of 400 additional troops to Syria in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State militant group. Judy Woodruff discusses the U.S.'s deepening military involvement and the complexities with former Defense Department official Andrew Exum… Continue watching