WASHINGTON--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... READ MORE›
WASHINGTON AP -- Republican hopes for repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama's health care law are still twitching in Congress, though barely... READ MORE›
He said Mr McConnell also mentioned it again on Wednesday in a statement the Senate leader issued about his shared goals with Mr Trump... READ MORE›
That Trump rally predated all of Congress' attempts to redo health care, and the president urged the crowd to be nice to McConnell... READ MORE›
Mitch McConnell made the remarks during an emotional speech on the floor of the senate after the so-called skinny repeal was voted down 51-49... READ MORE›
President Trump responded with a typical Twitter snit Let Obamacare fail and then come together and do a great health care plan... READ MORE›
I regret that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failures of Obamacare will not be successful, McConnell said on the Senate floor Tuesday... READ MORE›
McConnell's failed bill would have left 22 million uninsured by 2026, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, a number that many Republicans found unpalatable... READ MORE›
Obamacare Republicans set repeal vote as Donald Trump's plans for healthcare replacement fall apart... READ MORE›
Besides Lee and Moran, two other GOP senators had previously declared their opposition to McConnell's bill Collins and conservative Rand Paul of Kentucky... READ MORE›
Two Republicans have come out against the plan, meaning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must get the rest of his colleagues on his side... READ MORE›
The criticism of Cruz's provision was lodged in a rare joint statement by America's Health Care Plans and the BlueCross BlueShield Association... READ MORE›
He said he wants more generous subsidies for poorer people buying insurance in the exchanges... READ MORE›
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced the delay Tuesday after it became clear the votes weren't there to advance the legislation past key procedural hurdles... READ MORE›
Senate Republicans have gone back to the drawing board to get an Obamacare repeal bill they can pass... READ MORE›
The pressure on Democrats to filibuster any nominee to the high court will be tremendous... READ MORE›
Ben Carson on Friday took a page from Donald Trump's playbook by threatening to depart the Republican Party... READ MORE›
Everybody knows repeal is a gesture in futility, said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., before the vote... READ MORE›
Congress has failed in its responsibility to prevent gun violence, said Jose Rodriguez, a Democratic state senator from Texas... READ MORE›
More than two weeks after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama has not named a nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court... READ MORE›
Whether or not they are successful or defensible, the widening anti-Trump attacks may have important electoral implications for the Republican Party... READ MORE›
The Russians are not our friends, McConnell told reporters at a year-end news briefing... READ MORE›
It's a crossroads for the Republican Party and it's a crossroads for America... READ MORE›
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he doesn't want to pass another short-term fix... READ MORE›
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may be accustomed to dealing with angry voters, but his poker face has yet to be perfected... READ MORE›
Dec. 22 AP 50 of 85 HILLARY CLINTON ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILClinton 2017 GOP Pres... READ MORE›
The Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, helped 20 million previously uninsured Americans get health insurance... READ MORE›
On the night of the first Republican presidential debate, Carly Fiorina stormed the so-called kids' table, then got upgraded to the main stage... READ MORE›
The drama spilled out into the open following Politico's release last week of a health care plan that House Republican leadership was reportedly drafting... READ MORE›
Among Republicans, Trump won Illinois, North Carolina and Florida, the evening's biggest prize... READ MORE›
WASHINGTON White House plans to allow thousands more refugees into the United States faced stiff opposition on Monday in the U.S... READ MORE›
Senator Marco Rubio and former Governor Jeb Bush, traded jabs over Rubio missing votes in Washington... READ MORE›
Democrats have successfully filibustered most Republican attempts to overrule the administration's regulatory actions, and Obama has vetoed the handful that have made it to his desk... READ MORE›
There is a reason the American people are fed up with Washington... READ MORE›
How the mood in the Republican party went from optimism to obstruction in hours. Will their bill survive?... READ MORE›
The survey, considered the most authoritative poll of Iowa caucus-goers, found that 28 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers support Mr. Trump, while 23 percent back Mr. Cruz... READ MORE›
By a vote of 56-42 the Republican-majority Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber to advance the legislation... READ MORE›
Cruz said, I don't know if there is anyone more effective, more articulate, or a more persuasive voice for conservative principles than my friend Marco Rubio... READ MORE›
Congress's staunchest conservative Republicans celebrated House Speaker John Boehner's resignation on Friday and trained their sights on a new target Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell... READ MORE›
Marco Rubio staged a master class on reformist conservative policy in one of the most substantive presentations on American politics ever broadcast on television... READ MORE›
Despite Wisconsin win, GOP senators in no rush to back Cruz They don't want me to be the next senator from Indiana, Stutzman said... READ MORE›
It's asymmetric war - Trump appeals to the gut the party leadership talks to the brain... READ MORE›
Senator John McCain on Thursday said Russia's initial air strikes in Syria targeted recruits in the Free Syrian Army rebel group backed by the United States... READ MORE›
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said his tech-focused bill could be a way for lawmakers to start to make progress on the polarizing issue of immigration reform... READ MORE›
Throwing Republicans under the bus is not in my job description, said Ryan... READ MORE›
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