McConnell announces plan for Obamacare repeal with "stable" two-year transition period

McConnell took to the Senate floor on Tuesday, saying lawmakers must "continue to push forward now" toward repealing the ACA

• Jul 18, 2017

Federal records: Dennis Hastert released from prison in Minnesota

Hastert was sentenced to 15 months for a banking violations case that revealed accusations he had sexually abused teenagers while coaching wrestling at a suburban Chicago high school

• Jul 18, 2017

Paul Ryan says Republicans should repeal and replace Obamacare simultaneously

"[W]e'd like to see the Senate move on something," Ryan told reporters, though he still believes a simultaneous repeal-and-replace is the "best way to go"

• Jul 18, 2017

Montana governor takes step toward 2020 presidential bid

Bullock hinted at a possible 2020 presidential run while at the National Governor's Association summer meeting

• Jul 19, 2017

Does Texas bathroom bill battle reflect larger GOP problem?

Moderate Republicans face off against more right-leaning lawmakers as they head into a special session on what bathrooms transgender people can use

• Jul 18, 2017

House budget blueprint boosts military, cuts benefits

House Republicans unveiled a 10-year budget blueprint to increase military spending while paving the way for overhauling the U.S. tax code

• Jul 18, 2017

Senate leader reverting to Plan C on health care bill

After 2 more Republicans oppose current bill, Mitch McConnell's Hail Mary pass puts a number of his own GOP members in a tough spot

• Jul 18, 2017

Gorsuch can’t escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting

Gorsuch was present at a judicial conference where the administration's travel ban was called into question

• Jul 18, 2017

Celebrities exploring political office

Trump is just the one of many famous names that have delved into the political arena

• Jul 18, 2017
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Commentary: The impossibility of being Jared Kushner

For the president's son-in-law, the White House must be looking more and more like a prison of his own making

• Jul 18, 2017

Health care bill doomed again as 2 more Senate Republicans oppose it

Announcement from Sens. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran brings total to four -- enough to sink current version

• Jul 17, 2017

Christie says Trump Jr.'s meeting "doesn't help" political cynicism

"If there's collusion, that's a major issue. If there isn't, then I don't think it is," Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie said Monday, according to a report

• Jul 17, 2017

McCain recovers from surgery as health care vote remains on hold

80-year-old Arizona senator was well enough to take calls Monday after undergoing procedure to remove blood clot above left eye

• Jul 17, 2017

Trump-branded items absent from "Made in America" week event

President Trump and daughter Ivanka's product lines are manufactured overseas, where labor is cheaper and there are fewer regulations

• Jul 17, 2017

Trump invites GOP senators to White House, while health care bill is in limbo

The president hosts several Republican senators for dinner Monday night, along with Vice President Pence

• Jul 17, 2017

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