US Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party in stunned disarray and President Donald Trump’s dreams of repealing his predecessor’s health reforms on ice. The vote — held in the dead of night — came down to the wire, with the decisive moment resting with Senator John McCain, … Read more
Reinvigorated US Senate Republicans on Wednesday resumed their marathon effort to uproot Obamacare, but what their health legislation may ultimately look like remained a question mark. Senate leadership, emboldened by a critical vote Tuesday which allowed the chamber to begin debating health care, intends to pass a bill this week that fulfills President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Senate Republicans vote Tuesday on the latest effort to repeal Obamacare, in the face of withering criticism from President Donald Trump — and confusion over whether they even have the votes to move forward. Trump has spent weeks cajoling, strong-arming and warning Republicans to get on board with his effort to overhaul his successor’s health … Read more
US President Donald Trump has issued a challenge to Republican senators to rally behind their healthcare bill, on the eve of a crucial vote. “Now is the time for action,” President Trump said in a rare healthcare speech. A procedural vote is due on Tuesday as Republicans push forward in their attempt to repeal President … Read more
President Donald Trump strongly warned Republicans on Monday that they must pass health care reform, taking his party to task and bluntly declaring that “Obamacare is death.” With the effort to repeal and replace the health care law of Trump’s predecessor floundering in Congress, the Senate prepared to vote Tuesday on whether to begin debate … Read more
President Donald Trump warned Republicans on Monday that they have one “last chance” to pass the party’s health care reforms, as US lawmakers brace for a vote whose fate remained uncertain. With the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare floundering in Congress, the Senate was expected to vote Tuesday to begin debate on the latest … Read more
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark health care law, as moderates balked at Republican plans to scrap Obamacare without a replacement. With several efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now squashed, the Senate’s top Republican … Read more
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle Barack Obama’s landmark health care law. Trump fired off a series of early morning tweets complaining about how he was “let down” by Democrats “and a few Republicans,” who announced their opposition the previous night to … Read more
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats and a few holdouts in his own party Tuesday for the collapse of the latest Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare — one of Trump’s key campaign pledges. A Republican drive in the Senate to come up with a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act fell apart Monday … Read more
Republican efforts to find a replacement for President Obama’s healthcare system have collapsed. Two Republican senators said they opposed their party’s proposed alternative, making it impossible for the bill to pass in its current form. The party has been divided on the issue, with moderates concerned about the effects on the most vulnerable. President Trump … Read more
Two more US Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party’s efforts to revamp Obamacare, derailing the controversial legislation in its current form and potentially dealing a monumental setback to President Donald Trump. Republican leaders are desperate for a major legislative victory this year — and keen to fulfill Trump’s campaign pledge to dismantle … Read more
Republican leaders unveiled a revamped health care bill Thursday aimed at salvaging President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority, but the fresh effort already faced skepticism from within the party’s conservative and moderate wings. The new Senate bill is intended to woo lawmakers from those rival factions, and reassure those who fear that repealing Barack Obama’s … Read more
Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell will try to pull a political rabbit out of his hat Thursday when he unveils a revamped health care bill, after unpopular earlier versions frustrated conservatives and moderates in his party. With opposition growing, and McConnell postponing the Senate’s August recess by two weeks to allow more time to … Read more
US President Donald Trump, after insisting a “fantastic” health care overhaul was imminent, injected more confusion Friday by suggesting if the current Senate bill fails they should immediately repeal Obamacare and pass a replacement later. Republican leaders have struggled to win sufficient support from within the party for their plan, now under threat of collapse … Read more
Mitch McConnell may be Washington’s master political tactician, but the Senate majority leader’s failure to bring an “Obamacare” repeal bill across the finish line appears as a rare and costly miscalculation. While Democrats equated the health care overhaul to “rotting fish,” several members of McConnell’s own Republican caucus raised a stink too, refusing to get … Read more
US Republicans eager to repeal “Obamacare” suffered a deeply embarrassing setback Tuesday when shrinking support forced them to postpone votes on their controversial health care overhaul, one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities. With the Senate bill delayed by a few weeks and maybe more, the timeline of the effort — and the overall viability … Read more
Frantic closed-door negotiations intensified at the US Congress on Tuesday to try to salvage President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledge to repeal Barack Obama’s health law, as the number of Republican holdouts continued to swell. At this point, the party does not have the votes to pass the legislation unveiled by Senate leaders, as a … Read more
Some 23 million people would lose health insurance over the next decade under the revised Republican healthcare plan, says a non-partisan agency. Fourteen million people would be uninsured in 2018 alone, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis said federal deficits would fall by $119bn (£91bn) from 2017-2026 under the proposal, which is championed … Read more
With US Republicans relishing a win in the Obamacare repeal process, Democrats Friday girded for battle, warning that despite President Donald Trump’s optimism, the health bill’s fate is far from certain. Republicans took major political risks by backing a deeply controversial bill, and Democrats hope to make them pay at the polls in midterm elections … Read more
Republican senators are sounding sceptical of an Obamacare replacement passed by members of their own party in the House of Representatives. The measure brings President Donald Trump’s party a step closer to scrapping the law, but it will probably face major amendments in the Senate. One Republican senator said a final version will be “near … Read more