The real way Republicans can deal with Obamacare? Actually fix it.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events THE NEXT time someone argues that a businessman would manage the country better than an experienced politician, remember this past week. The attempt by President Trump and House Republicans to force through a health-care bill scorned by experts across the spectrum, projected to be a disaster for aging and low-income people and opposed by a large majority of Americans ended in debacle .

Cutting essential benefits doesn’t save costs – it just shifts them to families

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan told journalists on Friday that there would not be a vote on the GOP-sponsored American Health Care that day. Ezekiel Emanuel is chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "Prescription for the Future," which is scheduled to be published in June.

Trump delivers his news to newspaper reporters

President Donald Trump went old school on Friday, calling reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times to announce that he had ordered a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare pulled from consideration in the House when it became clear there weren't enough votes for passage. One of those reporters - Robert Costa of the Post - tweeted news from the surprise phone call a minute after getting it while the president was still talking.

AP Analysis: Trump’s young presidency perilously adrift

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: President Donald Trump talks about the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump says he would be willing to reopen negotiations for a health care bill with Democrats if the Affordable Care Act fails.

Voices: My ACA experience | Viewpoints

Devin Williams, a chiropractor and nurse practitioner at the Clinical Educational Center at University Medical Center Brackenridge, screen Juventina Martinez for knee pain in March. Few pieces of legislation in recent years have generated as much intense national debate in recent memory as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known to many Americans as Obamacare.

Trump OKs Keystone pipeline, calling it ‘great day’ for jobs

President Donald Trump greenlighted the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it a "great day for American jobs" and siding with energy advocates over environmental groups in a heated debate over climate change. The presidential permit comes nearly a decade after Calgary-based TransCanada applied to build the $8 billion pipeline, which will snake from Canada through the United States.

Trump greenlights Keystone XL pipeline, but other obstacles loom

US President Donald Trump's administration approved TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, cheering the oil industry and angering environmentalists who had sought for years to block it. The approval reverses a decision by former President Barack Obama to reject the project, but fresh obstacles loom: To get built, TransCanada will need to win financing, acquire local permits, and fend off likely legal challenges.

Risky House healthcare vote to test Trumpa s negotiating skills

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday faces the first concrete test of how well the deal-making skills he honed in his real estate business will translate on Capitol Hill in a high-stakes vote on new Republican health care legislation. The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to replace Obamacare late on Friday afternoon.

Trump’s Thursday: A postponed health-care vote, a big Republican embarrassment, a last hurrah

US President Donald Trump has failed to close the deal with Republican lawmakers on how to dismantle Obamacare, forcing the House of Representatives to delay a vote on a healthcare bill that was supposed to be his first legislative win. Andy Sullivan reports.

Supreme Court Showdown: Schumer signals the Gorsuch…

The battle over the vacant Supreme Court seat took a turn on Thursday when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave the green light for Democrats to filibuster the vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch - signaling the fight could now go "nuclear." In comments from the Senate floor , Schumer said he could not support Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court and that the judge "will have to earn 60 votes for confirmation."

After ‘Bizarre’ Moves, What’s Next For Fractured House Intel Committee?

Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., prepare to take their seats on Monday at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The outlook for a key congressional investigation into potential ties between President Trump and Russia's election meddling remained in doubt Thursday, after an unusual, high-profile flap involving its top two members.

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GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace "Obamacare," in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test. The decision came after Trump, who ran as a master dealmaker, failed to reach agreement with a bloc of rebellious conservatives.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb supports GOP ‘Obamacare’ repeal

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he supports congressional Republican's bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law. Holcomb's support is somewhat at odds with his own statements calling on Washington Republicans to spare Medicaid funding, which pays for a state program covering poor people.