September 26, 2017 Potential ObamaCare 'skinny repeal' plan increases number of uninsured by 16 million, CBO projects A rumored plan by Senate Republicans to pass a bill that repeals only a few key elements of ObamaCare would still increase the number of uninsured people by 16 million by 2020, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected late Wednesday.
September 26, 2017 Congress close to deal on funding for nearly broke VA program Lawmakers in Washington are nearing an agreement on funding in an effort to save a nearly bankrupt Department of Veterans Affairs program.
September 26, 2017 McConnell introduces ObamaCare 'skinny repeal' bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced a pared-down version of legislation to repeal ObamaCare late Thursday as lawmakers prepared to launch into a marathon “vote-a-rama” amid intense disagreements inside the congressional GOP.
September 26, 2017 Cotton, Perdue on bill cutting immigration: 'It's pro-worker, it's pro-growth and it's been proven to work' Republican senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia joined ӣƵ' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday to explain their bill calling for a merit-based immigration system that would cut legal immigration as much as 50 percent over the next decade.
September 26, 2017 Graham-Cassidy health care bill to replace ObamaCare: What is it Four Republican senators have already said they will not vote for the health care legislation as it currently stands.
September 22, 2017 Jimmy Kimmel got help from Schumer in health bill battle, report claims Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel got talking points from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. as he prepared a series of monologues attacking the latest Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare, according to a report published Friday.
September 22, 2017 Kimberley Strassel: The fate of the GOP's Graham-Cassidy health care bill is in Sen. Lisa Murkowski's hands What would Alaska Repubican Sen. Lisa Murkowski get by killing Graham-Cassidy?
September 19, 2017 Senate OKs debt-ceiling suspension with Harvey aid, amid conservative angst The Senate on Thursday approved a short-term suspension of the debt ceiling as part of a combined spending bill that also provides Hurricane Harvey relief funds, sending the package to the House where conservatives are threatening to oppose it.
June 30, 2017 Could the Republicans rescue themselves by turning to ... Democrats? Things are getting so bad for the Republicans that they’re considering a last resort: bipartisanship.
June 28, 2017 Health scare: Why Senate Republicans pulled the bill that nobody loves Let’s face it: Nobody likes this health care bill.