Kimberly Leonard

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the sponsors of a bill to overhaul Obamacare, said Monday that he would do everything he could to stop Democrats from moving the country in the direction of healthcare system that is funded and run by the federal government. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lindsey Graham vows to ‘put a stake into the heart of single-payer’

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 7:47 pm

Marilee Adamski-Smith from Brookfield, Wis., left, and Colleen Flanagan of Boston, center, join others outside a hearing room where the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing to consider the Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Protesters’ chanting sends Obamacare overhaul hearing into recess

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 6:15 pm

Daily on Healthcare

Daily on Healthcare: Graham-Cassidy on brink of failure…preliminary CBO estimate expected today

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein · September 25, 2017 4:08 pm

The Congressional Budget Office is expected to release a report that will detail changes to the Obamacare overhaul bill advanced by Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CBO to release score Monday for Graham-Cassidy Obamacare overhaul bill

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 3:57 pm

The way the Affordable Care Act was written and the actions taken by Obama set the stage for the next administration to more easily unravel his work.

How Obama knee-capped his own health reform

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 4:02 am

In this July 26, 2017 photo, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. watches at left as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tafter the Senate voted on health care legislation. Republican hopes for repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health care law are still twitching in Congress, though barely. It's among several health issues lawmakers face when they return from summer recess, even as fights over the budget and helping Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey grab center stage. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP heads toward showdown on Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 3:32 am

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during remarks of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Longtime friends and advisers of McCain say they're not surprised by his decision in September 2017 to oppose a last-ditch Republican effort to overhaul the nation's health care law. McCain objected to the legislation in part because Senate GOP leaders wanted a vote without holding hearings or debate.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)

John McCain: Voting to kill ‘skinny repeal’ Obamacare bill wasn’t about sticking it to Trump

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 1:09 am

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2008 file photo, Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., uses a cheetah hand puppet to make her husband laugh as they ride the "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus to a polling station on the day of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary in Charleston, S.C. Longtime friends and advisers of McCain say they're not surprised by his decision in September 2017 to oppose a last-ditch Republican effort to overhaul the nation's health care law. McCain objected to the legislation in part because Senate GOP leaders wanted a vote without holding hearings or debate.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

John McCain: ‘I am more energetic and more engaged’ because of brain cancer diagnosis

Kimberly Leonard · September 25, 2017 12:52 am

Trump and members of his administration have said such protests are disrespectful toward the flag and members of the military. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump says his criticism of anthem protests has ‘nothing’ to do with race

Kimberly Leonard · September 24, 2017 9:02 pm

Jared Kushner has used a private email account alongside his White House account, according to Politico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jared Kushner used private email for official business: Report

Kimberly Leonard · September 24, 2017 8:39 pm

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, center, joins arms with players as some kneel down during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

NFL players don’t back down after Trump criticizes protests during national anthem

Kimberly Leonard · September 24, 2017 6:58 pm

The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee was reacting to news that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was under surveillance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Adam Schiff: ‘No truth’ to Trump being wiretapped by Obama

Kimberly Leonard · September 24, 2017 5:33 pm