Jul 18 Watch 8:55 McConnell aims for full Obamacare repeal after replacement bill withers By PBS News Hour With the latest push by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act coming to an anticlimactic end, party leaders have shifted their focus to simply focus on “repeal.” Sen. Mitch McConnell proposed delaying the effective date of… Continue watching
Jul 18 President Trump blasts Democrats, 'a few Republicans' over health bill By Associated Press "We will return," the president declared in an early morning tweet. Continue reading
Jul 18 McConnell says he'll push for a clean repeal bill By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying a new health care strategy after the "repeal and replace" measure failed. McConnell says he will push the Senate to pass a clean repeal bill. Continue reading
Jul 13 Senate committee aims for vote next week on FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he hopes to hold a committee vote next week on Christopher Wray's nomination to be FBI director. Continue reading
Jul 02 Trump makes push on health bill; repeal-only vote an option By Associated Press The White House's top legislative liaison insists the Senate is "getting close" to an agreement on a GOP health bill to repeal and replace the health care law. Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump jumps into health debate -- repeal now, replace later By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump has barged into Senate Republicans' delicate health care negotiations. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 6:37 Poll shows little support for Senate GOP health bill, even among Republicans By PBS News Hour Most Americans disapprove of the GOP's handling of health care. That's according to a new NewsHour poll, in partnership with the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and NPR, that looks at Americans' opinions on President Trump, health care, the economy… Continue watching
Jun 28 Texas Medicaid cuts leave special needs kids without therapy By Meredith Hoffman, Associated Press Some Texas children with special needs have lost critical services since the state implemented $350 million in Medicaid cuts to speech, occupational and physical therapy in December. Continue reading
Jun 28 The 52 people who are deciding the fate of health care in America By Lisa Desjardins Here are some vital stats on the 52 people deciding the fate of the health care overhaul. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 6:57 Sen. Rand Paul: Senate health care bill needs more Obamacare 'repeal' By PBS News Hour The Senate Republican health care bill needs more time for discussion and changes before it goes up for a vote, says Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Judy Woodruff speaks with the senator about what he wants to see addressed in health… Continue watching