Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Politics: Another last-ditch effort to tackle Obamacare stalls within hours of its release

 
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Another last-ditch effort to tackle Obamacare stalls within hours of its release
The measure presented congressional Republicans with an uncomfortable choice between helping sustain coverage for many Americans and making good on a long-standing campaign promise — and paying the consequences — by allowing the ACA to falter.
Analysis
President Trump is trying to reach across the aisle. Good luck with that.
Here's why "Chuck and Nancy" are unlikely to help him — either with legislation or with voters.
 
Hardly any federal employees are fired for poor performance. That could be a good sign, report says.
Federal agencies deal with under-performers in many other ways, including by helping them improve, says the agency that hears disciplinary appeals.
 
 
Analysis
Trump's still-wrong claim that the U.S. is the world's highest-taxed developed nation
A reporter finally asked the president why he keeps making a false claim about U.S. taxes. His answer was, well, Trumpian.
 
Twelve days of silence, then a swipe at Obama: How Trump handled four dead soldiers
The president who comments on everything had little to say on the deadliest combat incident during his term.
 
Trump drug czar nominee is withdrawing; administration 'very concerned' about law he championed
It is unclear how aggressively Congress will reassess a bill that passed last year with no opposition.
 
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Kelly tried to keep his son's death out of politics. Trump had other ideas.
The president points to his chief of staff's case to back up a broader, false attack on Obama.
 
Member of Trump's voting commission dies during surgery
David Dunn, one of five Democrats on the panel, was a former Arkansas lawmaker.
 
Heritage Foundation considers top White House aide, Cubs co-owner as next leader
The organization's clout in Washington was underscored by President Trump's scheduled appearance Tuesday at a gathering of its President's Club at a Washington hotel.
 
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An undocumented teen is pregnant and in custody. Can the U.S. stop her from getting an abortion?
A hearing in federal court in Washington on Wednesday could determine whether a 17-year-old who crossed the border illegally can get the procedure.
 
McCain endorses budget bill in win for GOP tax-reform effort
Senate Republicans also welcomed back Sen. Thad Cochran, whose absence due to illness had threatened to derail the bill.
 
 
Trump eyeing former drug firm executive Alex Azar for health and human services secretary
Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive and a top health official during the George W. Bush administration, is now the leading candidate to head the Health and Human Services Department.
 
Analysis
The irony of Trump's embrace of white evangelical voters
Well, one of the ironies: Evangelicals were unusually skeptical during the primary.
 
 
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