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The Senate leadership failed to pass its healthcare bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). Senate Republicans will continue to try to coalesce around a compromise repeal and replace bill.

The Senate passed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s motion to proceed on the upper chamber’s healthcare reform bills Tuesday, a move that will allow senators to vote on both the 2015 Obamacare repeal bill and the leadership’s healthcare reform legislation. If either bill ultimately passes, it will repeal large sections of Obamacare.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push forward with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) Tuesday despite moderate and conservative opposition to the bill.

The parents of baby Charlie Gard are spending their “last precious moments” with their son after ending a long and hard-fought battle to bring him to the U.S. or the Vatican for treatment.

Congressman Blake Farenthold (R-TX) suggested that if Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Susan Collins (R-ME) were men from south Texas, he would duel them.

During a statement on Monday, President Trump stated Senate Republicans haven’t done their job on Obamacare and that any senator who votes against starting debate on the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill is telling Americans that they’re fine with Obamacare. Trump

The parents of baby Charlie Gard have withdrawn their legal bid to bring their son to the United States for treatment, slamming doctors and the courts for “time wasted”.

Protesters who want critically ill British baby Charlie Gard to receive an experimental treatment are planning a rally and prayer vigil and hospital officials say they have received death threats in the heartbreaking case.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) stated President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “don’t care about” Trumpcare causing premiums to “skyrocket” or about “the tens of millions of people who would be kicked

The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Friday that some parts of the Senate healthcare bill do not comply with reconciliation rules, meaning that passing the healthcare bill with those provisions will require a 60 vote majority in the upper chamber.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that “the time for talk is over” and that Republicans must repeal Obamacare.

On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” host Stephanie Ruhle stated that the large amount of problems with Obamacare is one of the reasons why Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. Ruhle stated, “There are loads of Obamacare problems.

Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA), along with a dozen Freedom Caucus members, announced his intent to file a discharge petition that would put a clean repeal of Obamacare before the House.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that going ahead with a vote on Obamacare repeal next week would be suicide, and Republicans should move on to tax reform. Krauthammer said, “I think

FreedomWorks, Club for Growth, and For America called out Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, and Shelley Moore Capito for betraying their promise to the American people to repeal Obamacare.

On Wednesday’s “MTP Daily,” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) argued that repealing Obamacare now and replacing it later is “cruel” and isn’t humane. Manchin said that he has to “respectfully disagree” with repeal now and replace later. He added that repeal

While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) stated that he doesn’t think there are 40 votes for repeal Obamacare now and doing a replacement later. Alexander said, “[I]t’s obvious to me, number one, that the president favors

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) followed up on his New York Times op-ed published a day earlier about the “way forward” on health care. Kasich told host Joe Scarborough that he expected President Donald Trump to ultimately

FreedomWorks, Club for Growth, and other conservative groups are urging Congress to fulfill Republicans’ seven-year long promise to repeal Obamacare.

The White House signaled that President Donald Trump is willing to consider “all options” from Republicans if they can pass a bill that will land on his desk.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) against Republicans’ efforts to repeal Obamacare. Moderate senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) came out earlier today against efforts to repeal Obamacare However, Sen.

President Donald Trump pulled the trigger on Tuesday, following through on his promise to “let Obamacare fail” after Republican Senators filed to muster the votes to repeat their 2015 vote to repeal Obamacare entirely.

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) came out against the plan to repeal Obamacare and replace it later, making her the third GOP vote against the plan and putting it below the number of votes it needs to pass.

On Monday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) elaborated on his decision to oppose moving forward on the Senate GOP healthcare bill by arguing Republicans should push for complete repeal and stated the party has walked away from numerous

Usually, when people can’t win an argument on the merits or ideas, they resort to arguments that only make sense to career politicians, the only question is when do they start making these nonsensical arguments.

Senator John McCain’s absence could jeopardize the Senate healthcare bill’s chances of passing through the upper chamber.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slipped more backroom deals into the Senate healthcare bill to entice more moderate senators to vote for the bill.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday night he will delay the vote on the Senate healthcare bill next week, citing Sen. John McCain’s recovery from surgery.

On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’ “Washington Week,” TIME Magazine Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer stated that without a bill to fix Obamacare, the individual market will collapse, which it is already doing in many states. Scherer said that while Obamacare

During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump touted the Senate’s healthcare legislation and said that we are “very, very close” to replacing Obamacare. Transcript as Follows:  “My fellow Americans, Next week, the Senate is going to vote on legislation to save

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) stated Democrats were “spending way too much time” on Russia, and suggested that maybe the issue is an attempt to distract voters so they aren’t agitated about the Senate healthcare

On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the revised healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), designed to bolster support from both moderate and conservative senators.

The revised Senate healthcare bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), contains several new handouts designed to entice moderate senators to support the healthcare bill.

A ruling on whether the parents of baby Charlie Gard can be taken to the United States for treatment is expected in ten days, after a newly revealed specialist from the United States has examined him.

The new Senate healthcare bill released Thursday includes the Cruz ‘consumer choice’ amendment, as well as more money to stabilize the health insurance markets.

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) gave show co-host Brian Kilmeade his view of where the Senate stood on making progress on the passage of health care legislation. Cotton said there was a chance