Sep 20 Senate Republicans say they'll push ahead with plan to repeal Obamacare By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends to bring up a GOP health care bill on the Senate floor next week. That's according to McConnell's spokesman, David Popp. The legislation by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of… Continue reading
Sep 19 GOP says there's momentum for their Obamacare repeal bill, but hurdles remain By Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate Republicans have less than two weeks to succeed and face a tough fight to win enough GOP support to reverse the summer's self-inflicted defeat on the party's high-priority issue. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: White House addresses Trump's frustration with Congress in news briefing By Joshua Barajas White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a news briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch her remarks live here. Continue reading
Aug 24 Republican agenda threatened by Trump-McConnell feud By Steve Peoples and Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump can't enact his agenda without Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell may not have a majority to lead without Trump's help. It's simple, and still so complicated. Continue reading
Aug 17 Republican leaders dance around President Trump's Charlottesville remarks By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press One after another, the nation's most powerful Republicans responded to President Donald Trump's extraordinary remarks about white supremacists. Yet few mentioned the president. Continue reading
Aug 12 Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he's goading his GOP ally to pass. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 3:54 Trump has kinder words for Putin than McConnell at news conference By PBS News Hour President Trump offered a number of newsworthy exchanges from his New Jersey Golf club on Thursday, on topics ranging from Russian retaliation for new sanctions to his disappointment in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. John Yang joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 10 Trump taunts McConnell over failed attempt at health care reform By Alan Fram, Associated Press In President Donald Trump's shot at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, he wrote on Twitter, "Senator Mitch McConnell said I had 'excessive expectations,' but I don't think so. After 7 years of hearing Repeal & Replace, why not… Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump pushes back on McConnell claim of 'excessive expectations' on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump is using Twitter to take a whack at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying the president had "excessive expectations" about how quickly Congress could act on uprooting the Obama health care law. Continue reading
Jul 31 White House says Trump to decide soon on ending health payments By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House is insisting that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace the nation's health care law, signaling that President Donald Trump stands ready to end required payments to insurers this week to let "Obamacare implode."… Continue reading