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GOP Plan to Repeal ObamaCare Looks Doomed
GOP Plan to Repeal
ObamaCare Looks Doomed
the rundown
Jul 18, 2017 2:10 PM CDT

GOP Plan to Repeal ObamaCare Looks Doomed

3 Republican senators balk, one more than Mitch McConnell could afford

(Newser) - And just like that, Mitch McConnell's plan to repeal ObamaCare with a two-year delay appears to be doomed. McConnell announced the revised strategy Monday night, and he could afford only two GOP defections. Already, he's got three: Sens. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine,...

Trump: 'We Were Let Down' by a Few GOP Defectors

'We will return!' he promises on health care

(Newser) - The collapse of the GOP's health care plan in the Senate quickly brought President Trump to Twitter on Tuesday to criticize the Republican defectors who torpedoed the bill. "We were let down by all of the Democrats and a few Republicans," he tweeted , without naming names. "...

US: Iran 'in Default of the Spirit' of Nuclear Deal

But Trump administration still gives wary recertification of Iran's compliance

(Newser) - The US, five other countries, and the EU reached a deal with Iran two years ago this month to make sure the latter's "nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful," and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recertified on Monday that Iran was complying with the agreement, as is...

Inside the GOP Health Care Collapse
Inside the GOP
Health Care Collapse
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 18, 2017 6:31 AM CDT

Inside the GOP Health Care Collapse

2 senators worked together to seal bill's fate

(Newser) - President Trump said it had to happen —but it isn't going to happen. The Republican plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare collapsed Monday night after two more GOP senators announced their opposition, leaving Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell without enough votes to move the legislation forward, and leaving...

One Industry That May Be Seeing a 'Trump Bump'

US tourism isn't seeing a slump

(Newser) - Last winter, the US tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a "Trump slump" in travel. But those fears may have been premature. International arrivals and travel-related spending are up in 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. There might even be a "Trump...

Trump's Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs Will Soon Be Released

Trump administration will release records in response to lawsuit

(Newser) - President Donald Trump made seven trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year, and the public might soon get a look at who else was there with him, the AP reports. The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to hand over records related to the property's visitors...

Scarborough: Trump May Usher in End of 2-Party System

MSNBC host delivers blistering op-ed, says president is killing the GOP

(Newser) - MSNBC's Joe Scarborough made headlines last week when the former GOP congressman announced he was leaving the Republican party. On Monday, he delivered a scathing op-ed in the Washington Post elaborating on why, with President Trump a prime target. In tandem with Trump, however, are Republican leaders who continue...

Macron: Trump 'Listened to Me' on Climate Change

Says Paris charm offensive was choreographed, might soften Trump's stance

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron says his glamorous Paris charm offensive on President Trump was carefully calculated—and may have changed the US president's mind about climate change, reports the AP . Macron defended his outreach to Trump, whose "America first" policies have elicited worry and disdain in Europe. "...

Poll: Trump's Approval Rating Slumps to 36%

58% of Americans disapprove of the job he's doing

(Newser) - A majority of Americans don't believe America is being made great again after nearly six months of President Trump in the Oval Office, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll that finds the president's approval rating slumping to 36%—down from 42% in April. Some 58% of Americans...

Macron Treats Trump to Extravagant Bastille Day Parade

Celebration included US service members to mark 100 years since US entered WWI

(Newser) - Emmanuel Macron's first handshake with President Trump in May may have suggested a confrontational start, but the French president has pulled out all the stops for Trump's visit to his country. On Thursday, there was dinner in the Eiffel Tower , and on Friday, Trump was regaled with an...

Trump: Border Wall Needs Holes Because of Sacks of Drugs

Openings to see what's happening on other side are necessary, president says

(Newser) - President Trump is serious about a plan to put solar panels on his proposed border wall. There's "a very good chance" panels will be included in the final design and "we have major companies looking at that," Trump told reporters as he flew to France on...

Trump Heard Complimenting Macron&#39;s Wife&#39;s Figure
Trump Heard
Complimenting
Macron's Wife's Figure
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Jul 13, 2017 2:18 PM CDT

Trump Heard Complimenting Macron's Wife's Figure

And more from the president's trip to Paris

(Newser) - President Trump is in Paris for talks, but he's also there as French President Emmanuel Macron's guest of honor and will have a plum seat as American troops open the Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Elysees. This year's celebration will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...

US Spies Heard Russians Discussing Trump Aides in 2015

Pre-campaign recordings are again under review

(Newser) - Investigators are re-examining overheard conversations in which Russian government officials discuss dealings with Donald Trump's associates, given confirmation of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer, US officials say. Though the conversations were recorded by US intelligence in early 2015, months before Trump announced his campaign...

Democrat Files Trump Impeachment Articles
Democrat Launches
Trump Impeachment Bid
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 13, 2017 1:13 AM CDT

Democrat Launches Trump Impeachment Bid

Rep. Brad Sherman cites Comey firing

(Newser) - And so it begins? Rep. Brad Sherman formally launched a bid to impeach President Trump on Wednesday—but the move has next to no support among his fellow Democrats, let alone the House Republicans whose votes would be needed for impeachment. The measure's only co-sponsor was Rep. Al Green...

President Trump Departs for City He Derided

He'll be Macron's guest of honor in Paris

(Newser) - President Trump's visit to Paris on Thursday will take him to a city he has repeatedly derided—and at the side of a French leader best known to Americans as the earnest young man with the endless handshake. "Paris isn't Paris any longer," Trump declared in...

Trump on Senators Passing Health Bill: 'They Have to Do It'

Says he'll be 'very angry' with Senate Republicans if they don't

(Newser) - President Trump has warned senators that he will be "very angry" if they fail to repeal ObamaCare as promised. In an interview with televangelist Pat Robertson, the president said "a lot of people will be very upset" if Senate Republicans don't pass the legislation this summer, Politico...

Sudan Retaliates Against the US
Sudan Retaliates
Against the US
Jul 12, 2017 3:40 PM CDT

Sudan Retaliates Against the US

It freezes negotiations with US after White House postpones sanctions move

(Newser) - Sudan on Wednesday announced it was freezing negotiations with the United States in retaliation for the Trump administration's move to postpone permanently lifting US sanctions on the African country. Earlier, Washington said it wanted more time to determine whether the government of President Omar al-Bashir had made enough progress...

Trump's FBI Pick: Nobody Asked Me for 'Loyalty Oath'

Christopher Wray testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee

(Newser) - President Trump's pick to replace James Comey as head of the FBI appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday for his confirmation hearing and testified that his loyalty would be to the law, not to the White House. "No one asked me for any kind of loyalty oath...

Trump Fuming About More Leaks Over Russia Story

White House trying to figure out who's got it out for Trump Jr.

(Newser) - President Trump returned to a familiar phrase Wednesday morning in tweeting about the Russia investigation that has now enveloped his oldest son . He tweeted that the inquiry is "the greatest Witch Hunt in political history" and said Donald Trump Jr. was "open, transparent and innocent" after the younger...

Trump Sued for Blocking People on Twitter

First Amendment advocates say it's unconstitutional

(Newser) - First Amendment advocates are suing President Donald Trump, saying some of his critics have been unconstitutionally blocked from following him on Twitter, the AP reports.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. The lawsuit says Twitter has become an...

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