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Scott Walker: House members need to vote to repeal Obamacare today

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is calling on his GOP colleagues on Capitol Hill to move forward with the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Published March 24, 2017

Jim Himes, Democrat: Paul Ryan controls fate of House intel chairman

A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee stopped short of calling for Rep. Devin Nunes to be stripped of his chairmanship over the Republican's decision to go public with allegations that communications from the Trump transition team were inadvertently intercepted by U.S. spy agencies before sharing the information with Democrats on the panel. Published March 24, 2017

Tom Price takes Donald Trump’s word: He will move on if GOP health care bill dies

The head of the Department of Health said Friday he believes President Trump will follow through on his plan to move on to other issues if the GOP's health care bill dies in the House. Published March 24, 2017

Chris Collins ‘counting on’ his GOP colleagues to pass Obamacare repeal

Rep. Chris Collins of New York said Friday he is "counting on" his colleagues in the House to join him in passing the GOP's health care plan, saying they have the choice of voting to get rid of Obamacare or to keep it intact. Published March 24, 2017

Pro-Obamacare group knocks GOP repeal bill in ads ahead of scheduled vote

Pro-Obamacare groups are calling on Congress to shoot down the House GOP health care bill as part of a last-minute public relations push to kill the bill. Published March 24, 2017

Tea Party Express urges lawmakers to pass health care bill

A national tea party group is supporting the health care bill that President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan are urging lawmaker to pass on Capitol Hill. Published March 24, 2017

Obamacare repeal fate rests in hands of North Carolinians

Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican and member of his party's leadership team, laid down a marker Thursday afternoon, telling conservatives to accept or kill the GOP's Obamacare repeal bill. Published March 23, 2017

House Democrats find unlikely allies in House Freedom Caucus to sink GOP healthcare bill

Lacking the troops to block the GOP's health care bill on their own, Democrats are looking for help this week from their ideological opponents on the right, knowing the best chance for sinking the Obamacare repeal lies with Republican rebels. Published March 22, 2017

Conservatives, moderates tough to sway on Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill

Rep. Lou Barletta was one of President Trump's early supporters, but even a personal plea by the president Tuesday wasn't enough to sway the Pennsylvania Republican, who says he's a "no" vote on Republicans' Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill. Published March 21, 2017

Obamacare replacement battle hinging on what to call new bill

For conservatives, it's Ryancare. For Senate Democrats, it's Trumpcare. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, had been trying — without much luck — to get folks to call it the "pay more for less" bill. Published March 19, 2017

Donald Trump woos his former opponents in bid to repeal and replace Obamacare

President Trump's campaign enemies are looming large as he tries to win passage of a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare and finds himself needing to woo many of the very same people he ran against — and defeated — for the Republican nomination last year. Published March 16, 2017

Nancy Pelosi says, with Hillary Clinton victory, she would have retired from Congress

Nancy Pelosi says President Trump is the reason she's sticking around. She'd be "gone by now" if Hillary Clinton had won in November, the House minority leader told reporters last week. Published March 14, 2017

Republicans on campaign trail shun Obamacare replacement

The Republican Obamacare replacement bill is proving to be absolute poison on the campaign trail, where party candidates range from noncommittal to downright hostile. Published March 12, 2017

Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats unified in opposition to GOP health care bill

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday she does not envision a single House Democrat breaking ranks to vote in favor of the Obamacare replacement bill that GOP leaders are pushing on Capitol Hill. Published March 10, 2017

Donald Trump’s coattails: Special elections to reflect affirmation or backlash

President Trump's coattails will be put to the test in a string of special elections this year, where Republicans clamor for his support and Democrats seek to turn anti-Trump energy into upsets on red territory. Published March 9, 2017

Liberal groups sponsor ‘resistance training’ against Donald Trump

Hoping to convert liberals' despair at President Trump into action, progressive groups are beginning to host resistance training seminars, saying the anger the president's opponents feel can be channeled into a concrete movement. Published March 8, 2017