Bill Cassidy defends health bill against Jimmy Kimmel’s attacks
"I am sorry he does not understand," Cassidy said on CNN, arguing that his bill would in fact protect people with pre-existing conditions, a claim that Kimmel as well as...
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Trump pressing GOP senators to act on new health proposal
With time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders are engaged in a frantic search for votes in a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Obama health...
One last last chance: GOP strains for Obamacare repeal votes
Time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders dove into a frantic hunt for votes Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare." The pressure was...
Trump on DACA deal: 鈥淚f we don鈥檛 have a wall, we鈥檙e doing nothing鈥�
In the face of an intense backlash from conservatives inside the Capitol and out, Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP House members adamantly insisted that there was no agreement to...
Ryan opens door to tax cuts adding to deficit
House Speaker Paul Ryan backed off months of promises that the Republicans' tax plan won't add to the nation's ballooning deficit, declaring Wednesday in an AP Newsmaker interview that the...
Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants; will include border security, but no wall
The top House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of younger immigrants from deportation and fund some border security enhancements...
Unhappy moderate House Republicans complicate 2018 for GOP
Veteran Republicans are bailing on Congress in growing numbers, as GOP control of Washington fails to produce the unity or legislative successes party leaders wish for. With President Donald Trump...
Trump tweets “no action” reassurance about DACA at Pelosi’s urging
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged President Donald Trump Thursday to tweet reassurances to the immigrants who benefit from a program his administration is ending. And the president obliged --...
It’s a “great thing” to deal with Democrats, Trump now says
President Donald Trump briskly overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary Wednesday to cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government operating and raise America's debt limit. The...
Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit
Lawmakers returned to Washington Tuesday facing a daunting to-do list and three months left in the year to show that Republicans can actually get things done. President Donald Trump immediately...