‘Shut it down’: Trump threatens government shutdown over border security
The House’s plan would fund the government through March 23, but it appeared to have no chance of passing the Senate because of Democratic opposition.
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Congress averts partial government shutdown with Senate passage of stopgap spending bill
Among the issues still to be resolved is federal aid for victims of recent hurricanes and wildfires.
Republicans celebrate their tax bill – and heap praise on Trump
After an often tense first year, GOP lawmakers fully embrace Trump and his presidency.
U.S. House secretly paid $115,000 to settle harassment claims over 4 years
The new cases bring to $199,000 the amount paid in sexual harassment claims since 2008. There is no public information about the claims, and names were not released.
Republicans near agreement on higher corporate tax rate, lower rate on wealthiest
Senator John Cornyn of Texas said a deal could be reached as early as next week.
Lawmakers to revisit 9/11 law authorizing ever-expanding war
The deaths of U.S. troops in Niger are sharpening scrutiny of the erosion of constraints on presidential war-making powers.
Senate approves budget plan that smooths path toward tax cut
Facing pressure to pass a tax overhaul as a marquee piece of legislation, the Senate on Thursday approved a budget blueprint that would protect a $1.5 trillion tax cut from a Democratic filibuster.
McCain gives Senate GOP enough votes to pass budget, a boost for Trump’s tax plan
With Sen. Thad Cochran expected to return from illness and Sen. John McCain saying he supports the budget bill, Republicans have at least 51 votes for their proposal to increase the federal debt.
Why the latest GOP health care bill is teetering: It might not work
The Graham-Cassidy measure brought much of the health care world together — administrators, caregivers, advocates and insurers — to stop it.
Federal estimate shows states’ big win-loss gap under Senate health care bill
A few sentences embedded in the 140-page Graham-Cassidy legislation would allow Alaska to avoid a reduction in government funding. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been negotiating privately this week with Senate GOP leaders.
Graham-Cassidy bill would cut funding to 34 states, report shows
The plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act would cut $215 billion from federal funding of health insurance by 2026.
Walker joins other governors in opposition to latest ACA repeal attempt
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker joined a bipartisan group of governors in urging U.S. Senate leaders to drop the latest bid to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Sanders to introduce universal health insurance bill backed by 15 senators
Republicans, bruised and exhausted by a failed campaign to repeal the Affordable Care Act, were giddy about the chance to attack Democrats and Sanders.
Escalating tensions with Congress, Trump warns of shutdown if border wall isn’t funded
Escalating tensions between the president and Congress endanger delicate negotiations in the coming weeks to keep the government running.
Sen. Dan Sullivan urges bipartisan approach in Congress to domestic violence
Alaska's junior senator is working to pass legislation that would provide legal services for victims and strike back at "revenge porn" in the military.
Recess just started for Congress, and it’s not going to be much fun for Republicans
By their own accounts, Republicans have failed to enact their ambitious agenda despite controlling Congress and the White House.
President’s demands wear thin on Senate Republicans
Some GOP senators are openly defying directives of President Trump, who has belittled them as looking like “fools” and tried to strong-arm their agenda.
Uncertainty looms ahead for GOP effort to repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
It's unclear how swiftly lawmakers may move to shore up the federal health-care exchange.
Murkowski, Sullivan hope for a path forward on failed health care bill
Both Alaska senators are looking to continue negotiations -- but they don't agree on how.
Trump, Senate leaders attempt to regroup after postponing vote to overhaul Obamacare
Despite several Republicans' public opposition, Senate leaders held out hope for salvaging the bill, pointing to estimates of deficit savings as a silver lining.