Mar 25 Watch 4:57 Assessing the impact of the failed GOP health care bill By PBS News Hour Following the failure of President Donald Trump and Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan to usher in a long-promised bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, questions remain over how the defeat will influence the new president's agenda. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Mar 25 Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press House Republicans' failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump's agenda: tax reform. Continue reading
Mar 24 The last 24 hours: a timeline of the Republican health care bill collapse By Erica R. Hendry In the course of 24 hours, the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act went from poised for approval to on hold, back to the House floor, and then, totally dead. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 7:59 Republican repeal effort in ruins, ‘we’re going to be living with Obamacare’ for foreseeable future By PBS News Hour It was a hectic day on Capitol Hill as top Republicans tried win enough votes to pass an Obamacare replacement. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, along with President Trump, decided to pull the repeal when it was clear it would… Continue watching
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 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