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Carlos Barria / Reuters Six Ways to Tell If Trump Is Sabotaging Obamacare
The president appears to be rooting for the Affordable Care Act to fail. Here’s a guide to determine whether he’s laying the groundwork.
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David Zalubowski / AP The States Where Obamacare's Footprint Might Get Even Bigger
Defeat of the Republican health-care bill in Congress has given new momentum to the push to expand Medicaid in several states, including deep-red Kansas.
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REUTERS/Mark Makela Nobody Knew Governing Could Be So Complicated
The Obama years left Republicans with excellent ratings from the Heritage Foundation, and no idea how to whip a vote.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Republicans Fold on Health Care
The House abandoned its legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, handing President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan a major defeat.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump's Obamacare Ultimatum
At the president’s behest, House Republicans will render what might be a final verdict on the Affordable Care Act in a high-stakes vote on Friday.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Republicans Can't Find the Votes for Their Health-Care Bill
Party leaders postponed a House vote Thursday after President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan failed to win enough support.
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Susan Walsh / AP Conservatives Threaten to Sink Republican Health-Care Bill
With GOP leaders in need of votes, Trump reopened negotiations with the House Freedom Caucus to save the Obamacare repeal.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Salesman in Chief Goes All In on Health Care
If there’s one thing the president relishes, it’s making life uncomfortable for anyone who thwarts his will.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP 'A Loss Is Not Acceptable, Folks'
President Trump warns House Republicans they could lose their majority in 2018 if they don’t pass the leadership’s health-care bill on Thursday.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters How Trump Tried to Close the Deal on Health Care
The president won over a group of conservatives by agreeing to push the Medicaid provisions in Paul Ryan’s bill further to the right. But key hardliners say the changes don’t go far enough.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Professor Paul Ryan's Health-Care Pitch: This Is the Bill
“It really comes down to a binary choice,” the speaker declared on Thursday, rejecting major changes sought by conservatives.
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Brennan Linsley / AP How Planned Parenthood Could Derail Obamacare Repeal
In yet another political fight over abortion, Republicans are divided over a provision in the new House bill that blocks funding for the women’s healthcare provider.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Can Trump Save the Republican Health-Care Bill?
The House GOP looks to the president after a rocky debut for its long-awaited alternative to Obamacare.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Conservative Uprising Against the Republican Health-Care Bill
The new GOP proposal drew immediate criticism from lawmakers who argued it doesn’t go far enough in erasing the Affordable Care Act.
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Jim Lo Scalzo / Reuters / Pool It's Do-or-Die for Repeal-and-Replace
The long-awaited Republican alternative to Obamacare is due out this week, but the scramble for votes has already begun.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Cloak-and-Dagger Republican Obamacare Repeal Operation
Senator Rand Paul heard GOP leaders were keeping their health care legislation hidden. So he went to try and find it.
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Olga R. Rodriguez / AP The Five Biggest Hurdles for Republicans Replacing Obamacare
Several critical policy questions remain unanswered about the emerging GOP plan: How much will it cost? How will they pay for it? How many people will be covered? And what will happen to the parts of the current law that people like the most?
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Steve Helber / AP The Federal Government’s Reversal: Let the States Deal With Transgender Kids
The Departments of Education and Justice released revised guidelines on how schools should handle gender-identity issues.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Republican Health Plan That Doesn't Repeal Obamacare
As the party struggles to agree on a replacement, a group of GOP senators unveil a bill that would give states the option to keep it.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Limits of Using Reconciliation to Repeal Obamacare
The Senate rule may be the best hope for the GOP in rolling back the Affordable Care Act, but it still might not be an easy task.
