The Donald Trump Cabinet Tracker
The president’s Cabinet is finally full, as the Senate approved Alexander Acosta to serve as labor secretary on a 60-38 vote.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters Mitch McConnell, Under Siege
The majority leader is already a conservative bogeyman in an Alabama Senate race. Now he’s in a fight with President Trump after his Obamacare repeal failure.
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U.S. Air Force Does the U.S. Military Need a Space Corps?
A proposal in Congress would create the first new uniformed service in 70 years, but it faces opposition from the Pentagon.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Why Republicans Can't Just Pivot to Tax Reform
The White House is promising swift action on the GOP’s next priority. But Congress must first pass a budget, and the details are once again dividing the party.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Senate Finally Gives Trump His Administration
Democrats relented on confirming dozens of presidential nominees to key government posts, days after the collapse of the Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Can Republicans Stop Trump From Sabotaging Obamacare?
The president wants to let the law implode after the failure of repeal and replace, but GOP lawmakers don’t.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Health Care's Bipartisan Moment?
After the failure of the Senate Republican repeal plan, Democrats say they are ready to deal.
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Cliff Owen / AP John McCain's 'No' Vote Sinks Republicans' 'Skinny Repeal' Plan
The Arizona veteran cast an unexpected vote against Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch proposal to partially repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving the GOP once again without a way forward.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Senate's Blind Vote on 'Skinny Repeal'
Three Republicans issued an unusual demand on Thursday, saying they will only vote for Mitch McConnell’s latest proposal if they are assured it won’t become law.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why Trump Is Threatening the Wrong Republican Senator on Health Care
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is no vulnerable GOP squish—she wields significant power over the Interior Department and once won her seat as a write-in candidate.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Republicans Reject Another Obamacare Repeal Plan
The GOP’s options are dwindling after the failure of an amendment that would scrap Obamacare without replacing it. Party leaders are now looking for any plan that can pass.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Senate Republicans Clear Key Health-Care Hurdle
The GOP voted to begin debate on repealing Obamacare, as several holdouts fell in line. What—if anything—the party can pass remains uncertain.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Mitch McConnell's Latest Obamacare Gambit: 'Skinny Repeal'
Republicans are now considering a bill that would only scrap the law’s insurance mandates and some taxes as they struggle to round up votes in the Senate.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The GOP's 'Last Chance' to Replace Obamacare?
A crucial Senate vote to begin the health-care debate is set for Tuesday, but it could fail.
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Richard Brian / Reuters Who Is Anthony Scaramucci?
Like many current presidential advisers, the new White House communications director and former Wall Street financier made a quick pivot from Trump basher to Trump loyalist.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Tries for an Obamacare Repeal Revival
The president bought some more time for the Republican health-care effort, but he hasn’t changed any minds yet.
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Charles Dharapak / AP How VA Reform Turned Into a Fight Over Privatization
Democrats and service organizations worry that a Republican push to expand health-care choices for veterans will sap money from the ailing federal system.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why the Senate Health-Care Bill Might Never Get a Final Vote
Two Republican critics of Mitch McConnell’s proposal are vowing to block it from even coming to the floor. One more opponent, and it’s dead.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP What's Inside Mitch McConnell's Latest Health-Care Proposal
The revised Senate bill would keep more of Obamacare’s taxes while allowing insurers to wiggle out of its regulations. Will Republicans go for it?
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Alex Brandon / AP How to Know If the Republican Health-Care Bill Is Dead
When at least three GOP senators demand bipartisan talks instead of a one-party approach, Mitch McConnell’s proposal will collapse for good. Until then, it still has a chance.
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Evan Vucci / AP Trump Tries to Revive an Obamacare Repeal Gambit He Once Vetoed
With the Senate bill in doubt, the president suggests scrapping the law now and replacing it later. It won’t work, and it’s less a new strategy than an admission of defeat.
