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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Trump determined to repeal Obamacare

White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that President Trump is determined to repeal Obamacare because the law is collapsing.

June 29, 2017

Chris Sununu, New Hampshire governor: Obamacare, Medicaid reform should be separate

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu suggested the Senate needs to separate Obamacare reform from Medicaid reform.

June 29, 2017

Jim Jordan calls for investigation of Comey, Lynch

Rep. Jim Jordan called Thursday for an investigation into government officials involved in the Russia investigation.

June 29, 2017

Trump slams Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinkski in Twitter rant

President Trump slammed two news anchors on Thursday in a pair of tweets.

June 29, 2017

Joe Manchin says the Senate can come to bipartisan solution on health care

Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he feels the Senate can come to a bipartisan agreement on a health care bill.

June 29, 2017

Shelley Moore Capito says Donald Trump is engaging in health care talks

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that President Trump is engaging Republican senators in the health care debate, but doesn't get bogged down with the details.

June 29, 2017

Anthony Scaramucci says CNN story about him is the ‘politics of personal destruction’

Former Trump transition aide Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that CNN's false story about him is another example of the "politics of personal destruction" happening in Washington.

June 29, 2017

Tom Price, HHS secretary, says health vote will take place after July 4th

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Wednesday that he expects a health care vote the week after the July Fourth recess.

June 28, 2017

Rand Paul predicts health care vote by Aug. 1

Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that there will be a vote on health care by Aug. 1.

June 28, 2017

John Thune disputes claims Donald Trump isn’t involved in health care talks

Sen. John Thune said Wednesday that President Trump is involved in the health care talks, despite reports that he's actually removed from the negotiations.

June 28, 2017

Paul Ryan has House leadership leave Steve Scalise’s seat vacant at meetings

Speaker Paul D. Ryan said the leadership team has left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's seat vacant in their meetings.

June 28, 2017

Ron Johnson: CBO used dated figure to measure uninsured

Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday the Congressional Budget Office score used a dated baseline to measure the amount of people who would lose insurance.

June 28, 2017

Adam Schiff urged Obama administration to act on Russian intervention

Rep. Adam Schiff said Wednesday that he implored the Obama administration to do more against Russia after its interference in the 2016 election was made known.

June 28, 2017

Donald Trump slams ‘fake news media,’ claims he’s involved in health care

President Trump slammed The New York Times and "fake news media" Wednesday morning in a set of tweets.

June 28, 2017

Maine Senate approves repeal of ranked-choice voting

The Maine State Senate has approved a repeal of the ranked-choice voting law passed by voters last November.

June 27, 2017

John Thune pushes back against claims that the health insurance bill is ‘immoral’

Sen. John Thune pushed back Tuesday against claims that the Republican health care bill is "immoral."

June 27, 2017

Donald Trump slams media after CNN retraction

President Trump slammed the mainstream media Tuesday as fake news over their coverage of the Russia investigation.

June 27, 2017

Dick Durbin: Health insurance debate will start when GOP bill dies

Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday that once the Republican health insurance bill is dead, the Senate can begin to have a healthy conversation on fixing Obamacare's individual market problems.

June 27, 2017

Debbie Stabenow: Republicans, White House creating instability in health insurance market

Sen. Debbie Stabenow said Tuesday that the main reason insurance costs are going up is instability in the marketplace, not Obamacare.

June 27, 2017

Angus King: Donald Trump isn’t involved in health care debate

Sen. Angus King said Tuesday that he agrees with President Trump's stance on health care, but said Mr. Trump isn't getting involved in the Senate's health care debate.

June 27, 2017