Tuesday's Headlines: Latest health-care push comes with big risks for Republicans
Would the House pass the Senate's health-care bill? Not so fast.; At U.N., Trump to lay out vision of U.S. role in the world, focus on 'outcomes, not ideology'; Donald Trump Jr....
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Two months after an effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Republicans are trying to corral support for a new bill. But it remains far from certain that leaders can marshal enough votes to secure passage. Even if they do, the party will own legislation that would slash health-care spending and likely cover fewer people than the last bill.
One might assume that the House, which already passed a GOP health-care bill in May, would simply rubber-stamp any Senate bill, high-five, and call it a day. But things are not quite so simple.
The president's nationalist agenda has led to widespread anxiety among U.S. allies and partners, and foreign leaders will watch for signals about his willingness to maintain the United States' traditional leadership role.
The president's eldest son told friends he wants more privacy, according to two people briefed on the decision. Forgoing the protection is a rare move for members of the president's family, in part because the Secret Service says they are seen as targets for those opposed to their famous parent.
The human catastrophe in Burma — which the United Nations' top human rights official called "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" against a Muslim minority group — has captured the world's attention. But it has also caused a lot of confusion. Here is an attempt to make sense of it.
By Max Bearak, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko • Read more »
Burma's de facto leader cast the conflict as just one of many problems ailing the country. She vowed to look into the abuses but stopped short of singling out perpetrators.
The storm has rapidly intensified, which is a potentially disastrous scenario for the Caribbean islands it will sweep across in the coming days. Meanwhile, another hurricane, Jose, could scrape part of the Northeastern U.S. coast from Long Island to Massachusetts.
The 60-year-old iconic retailer said its 1,600 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us locations would operate as usual, and that it would work with investors to address roughly $5 billion in debt.
An upward revision to the planet's influential "carbon budget" was published by a number of researchers deeply involved in studying the concept, but other outside researchers have raised questions about the work.
President Trump loved France's Bastille Day parade so much that he told reporters he is looking into having a parade down the streets of Washington on Independence Day to show the United States' "military strength."
Investigators are concerned the social network is withholding key information that could illuminate the shape and extent of a Russian propaganda campaign aimed at tilting the U.S. presidential election, according to people familiar with the probe.
By Carol D. Leonnig, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg • Read more »
Sadiq Khan believes taxing the empty properties — which are often owned by rich, foreign investors — could ease the city's affordable housing shortage. Others aren't so sure.
The photo had sparked a backlash, as lots of viewers were already angered that Spicer was invited to the Emmys for a surprise cameo after uttering many falsehoods during his tenure at the White House.
That student, Scout Schultz, left three suicide notes behind in a dormitory room, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, adding further complexity to the death of Schultz, a 21-year-old who had a history of mental illness.
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