President Trump’s administration has not totally reversed or repealed any of former President Obama’s really big accomplishments. But the new administration is getting rid of many Obama policies, ones that are not quite as far-reaching as, say, the Affordable Care Act but still could impact millions of people. The latest example came Friday, when Trump’s […]
Tom Price resigned Friday, about 10 days after Politico first reported he had used private jets to travel as health and human services secretary, costing taxpayers more than $1 million. Price likely jumped before he could be pushed, and I suspect Trump’s aides will argue that he would still be running HHS if not for […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican establishment had a terrible day on Tuesday. First, Senate Republicans’ latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act was shelved. Then Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee announced he wouldn’t run for re-election in 2018. And finally, on Tuesday night, ex-Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice […]
Perry Bacon Jr. 3:05 PM Republicans Admit Defeat On Graham-Cassidy. What Comes Next? Well, that’s that for Graham-Cassidy (and this live blog). Graham-Cassidy failed for the same reasons the various other Obamacare repeals have: It was too conservative for senators like Maine’s Susan Collins, insufficiently conservative for people like Kentucky’s Rand Paul and written in […]
The latest version of Obamacare repeal seems dead or on life support, with Arizona Sen. John McCain declaring on Friday that he will not support the Graham-Cassidy legislation. Maine’s Susan Collins, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Kentucky’s Rand Paul are also leaning against voting for the bill, which would put the Republicans two votes shy of […]