Two Republican senators aren’t deterred by conservative pushback to their Obamacare replacement plan, saying if President Trump is serious about giving insurance to everybody, their idea is the best way to go. Sens. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, and Susan Collins, of Maine, are working with lawmakers in both chambers to whip up support for their replacement plan.
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Republicans hang on for Donald Trump’s wild ride
After almost one month of the wild, raucous White House of President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress are still certain they will get the many policies he promised — even if they are a little worn out from the rollercoaster ride. “It’s been four weeks so it’s not like we’re talking about four months — I know it might feel like four months — but it’s been four weeks,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who dined with Trump Wednesday night.
Judge to decide anti-DoL fiduciary lawsuit next week
A federal judge expects to issue a ruling next week on a lawsuit seeking to stop the implementation of the fiduciary rule. Chief Judge Barbara Lynn told the parties she’ll make a decision on the case no later than Feb. 10, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
House GOP aims to scrap Obama rule on gun background checks
The Republican-controlled House on Thursday took its first steps toward strengthening gun ownership under President Donald Trump, moving to scrap a regulation that provides background checks for disabled Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs. The regulation, issued in the final months of President Barack Obama’s term, is one of a handful congressional Republicans are rolling back, knowing they have a new ally in the White House.
Morning Digest: Hillary Clinton unexpectedly won three Texas House seats held by Republicans
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… a- Pres-by-CD : We arrive in Texas for our project to calculate the 2016 presidential results for all 435 congressional districts nationwide. You can find our complete data set here , which we’re updating continuously as the precinct-level election returns we need for our calculations become available.