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Gary Cameron / Reuters Mitch McConnell Vows Obamacare Repeal Vote in the 'Near Future'
The Senate majority leader doesn’t appear to have the support necessary to pass a repeal-only bill, but seems determined to press ahead without it.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Why So Many Democrats Are Embracing Single-Payer Health Care
Vocal support for universal coverage is on the rise among Democrats in Congress, though the party is far from united on the issue.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters After Setbacks, Mitch McConnell Calls for Full Obamacare Repeal Vote
The Senate majority leader conceded late Monday that “the effort to repeal and immediately replace” the Affordable Care Act “will not be successful.” He’s now pivoting to a repeal-and-delay plan.
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Paul Sancya / AP Can a Bernie Sanders Ally Win the Maryland Governor's Mansion?
Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous has the endorsement of the Vermont senator in a statewide race that will test Sanders’s political clout.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters House Democrat Escalates Call for Impeachment
Representative Brad Sherman is intent on keeping public attention on a scenario that remains highly unlikely and threatens to distract from the priorities of party leadership.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters ‘These Emails Are Very Explosive’
Democrat Tim Kaine raised the potential for treason, while Republican Lindsey Graham called new revelations about Donald Trump Jr. “disturbing.”
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John Minchillo / AP Bernie Sanders's Pitch to Trump Voters
The Vermont senator is making a pitch to the working class in a bid to defeat the Republican effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters Can Liberal Activists Keep Attention on the Republican Health-Care Bill?
Protests and sit-ins at lawmakers’ offices may not be enough to compete with a crowded news cycle.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Mystery of Trump, Morning Joe, and the National Enquirer
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough alleged on Friday that White House staff said the tabloid would “publish a negative article about us unless we begged the president to have the story spiked.”
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Christopher Aluka Berry / Reuters What Pro-Life Democrats Want from the DNC
Democrats for Life of America is asking the Democratic National Committee to alter its pro-choice party platform and make clear it supports candidates who oppose abortion.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Democrats Don't Think Trumpcare Is Dead
There could still be a vote soon on Senate GOP legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, Democrats warned on Tuesday.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters GOP Senator Dean Heller Won’t Support Senate Healthcare Bill
Heller is the fifth Republican senator to express opposition to the legislation.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Images Why Do Democrats Keep Losing in 2017?
The party has made gains in special elections, but continues to fall short of outright victory.
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Jessica McGowan / Getty Images Handel Defeats Ossoff in Georgia’s Special Election
The GOP notched victories in Georgia and South Carolina races to fill House seats vacated by Republicans tapped to serve in President Trump’s administration.
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Christopher Aluka Berry / Reuters A High-Stakes Test of Liberal Backlash in the Trump Era
Democrats and Republicans are under intense pressure to pull out a win in Tuesday’s closely-watched special election.
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Alex Brandon / AP 'This Kind of Mindless Violence Must Stop'
Members of Congress reacted with shock and horror to the shooting of their colleague, Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise. Several provided detailed firsthand accounts of the scene.
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Steve Helber / AP The Republican Establishment Narrowly Wins in Virginia
Ed Gillespie eked out a victory in the state’s gubernatorial primary after a stronger-than-anticipated challenge from a controversial conservative candidate.
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Steve Helber / AP A Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party in Virginia
Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam are attempting to bridge divides in a primary for governor that will test what liberal voters want in the Trump era.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trey Gowdy Tapped to Take Over as House Oversight Chair
The Republican known for leading the House Benghazi Committee is poised to helm a powerful investigative committee in Congress.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters 'Yet Another Improper Effort to Coerce the Intelligence Agencies'
Former FBI director James Comey’s testimony raises new questions for congressional lawmakers.
