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Audience members react as a woman expresses anguish about proposed cuts to Medicaid during a town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on March 24 at the Commerce Center Community Room in Paducah, Ky. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)

Last-minute Medicaid expansions complicate Obamacare repeal

Robert King · April 3, 2017 4:01 am

The bill rolls back an Obama rule that aimed to protect clinics from GOP efforts to defund abortion providers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Anti-abortion groups want new Planned Parenthood defunding bill

Robert King · March 31, 2017 4:38 pm

"The House Freedom Caucus has been the grown-ups in the room," conservative groups said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Outside groups defend Freedom Caucus

Robert King · March 31, 2017 3:58 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer want President Trump to ignore House Speaker Paul Ryan's warning against working with Democrats on healthcare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi call on Trump to work together on healthcare

Robert King · March 30, 2017 7:16 pm

Brownback said he was vetoing the bill because it "fails to serve the truly vulnerable before the able-bodied, lacks work requirements to help able-bodied Kansans escape poverty, and burdens the state budget with unrestrainable entitlement cuts." (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vetoes Medicaid expansion

Robert King · March 30, 2017 3:19 pm

After the repeal bill was pulled Friday because of a lack of votes from conservative House Freedom Caucus members and moderates, House leadership and the White House signaled they will move on to tax reform. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare uncertainty could force insurers out of the marketplaces

Robert King · March 30, 2017 4:30 am

The legislation waives the individual mandate penalty for people living in an area with no Obamacare insurer. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Senate bill helps Obamacare customers with no options

Robert King · March 29, 2017 7:11 pm

—œSo long as the law is on the books, we at the department are obliged to enforce the law,—? Price said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tom Price: We will enforce Obamacare

Robert King · March 29, 2017 5:04 pm

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., opened a budget hearing for Health and Human Services Wednesday by saying she was "deeply disturbed" that Trump wants to just let Obamacare explode after an effort to repeal the law was pulled Friday due to insufficient support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rosa DeLauro: Obamacare’s fate lies with Trump

Robert King · March 29, 2017 3:02 pm

Rep. David Brat, R-Va., told reporters that he would "guess in a few weeks" that a new bill could be created on Obamacare repeal after the prior bill was pulled by House leadership Friday due to insufficient support. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dave Brat hoping for new Obamacare repeal bill in weeks

Robert King · March 28, 2017 8:46 pm

"You don't pretend to balance the budget by cutting life-saving biomedical research when the real cause of the federal debt is runaway entitlement spending," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.

Republicans buck Trump on NIH cuts

Robert King · March 27, 2017 4:01 am

Pence: Trump seriously considering moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem

Robert King · March 27, 2017 2:18 am