Jul 25 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. Continue reading
Jul 25 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. Continue reading
Jul 25 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. Continue reading
Jul 25 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… Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Trump calls Obamacare ‘death,’ urges GOP to ‘do the right thing’ By Associated Press In a televised address, Trump seeks to push his party on the eve of a key vote. Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump says GOP health care push is ‘last chance’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump has a message for Republican lawmakers deliberating the latest proposed health care bill: This is your last chance. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 5:34 The great struggle of getting anything done when partisanship reigns By PBS News Hour Congress these days has an obvious theme: more blame than legislation. Congressional Republicans have taken a sharply partisan route in their health care reform efforts, with multiple failed and contentious attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. How… Continue watching
Jul 20 Latest Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans without insurance By Laura Santhanam The latest legislation in the Senate offers a greater reduction in the deficit by preserving certain taxes Republicans had killed in the older version. They found more savings by reducing and ending certain federal matching funds and capping per-capita-based payments… Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Community groups say the move, announced to them by contractors last week, will make it even more difficult to enroll the uninsured and help people already covered re-enroll or shop for a new policy. That's already a concern because of… Continue reading
Jul 20 Senator John McCain says he’ll ‘be back soon, so stand-by’ By Associated Press McCain's office said late Wednesday that the 80-year-old senator had been diagnosed with cancer. Continue reading