Tag: Republican Party

The Senate draft of the healthcare bill is similar to the House bill but includes additional funding to stabilize the Obamacare health insurance exchanges. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CBO score expected next week on Senate healthcare bill

Kimberly Leonard · June 22, 2017 6:38 pm

The headlines tell the tale. Consider what the following "objective" news outlets had to say. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Media bias? Just look at today’s healthcare headlines

Tom Rogan · June 22, 2017 6:12 pm

Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky issued a joint statement announcing they do not support the plan "but are open to negotiation." (AP Photos)

Cruz, Johnson, Lee, Paul ‘not ready’ to support GOP healthcare plan

Susan Ferrechio · June 22, 2017 6:10 pm

Once a liberal champion, she has now become a liability. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Nancy Pelosi is caught in a street fight over her leadership, and Republicans couldn’t be happier

Philip Wegmann · June 22, 2017 5:42 pm

The comments came just as the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill would leave an additional 22 million uninsured compared to Obamacare and reduce the deficit by $321 billion over a 10-year period.

GOP, Democrats clash on Senate floor after healthcare bill revealed

Susan Ferrechio · June 22, 2017 4:20 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will join congressional Republicans in seeking lower healthcare premiums. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Can Mitch McConnell defuse the ticking Obamacare time bomb?

W. James Antle III · June 22, 2017 4:01 am

Both Johnson and Rogers agreed they knew Handel was poised to win about three weeks out, when early voting began. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans celebrate successful special election season

Emily Jashinsky · June 21, 2017 5:41 pm

Access to the June 28 dinner will cost individual donors $35,000. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump kicking off 2020 fundraising with high dollar DC fundraiser

David M. Drucker · June 21, 2017 5:36 pm

McConnell is calling the plan a "discussion draft," and said Tuesday a vote on legislation could happen as early as next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican healthcare bill will be posted online Thursday

Susan Ferrechio · June 21, 2017 5:17 pm

Handel still won by more than 10,000 votes. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Beltway Confidential

Jon Ossoff spent six times more than Karen Handel but complains about ‘money in politics’

Philip Wegmann · June 21, 2017 3:46 pm

The Office of Compliance has authorized $17 million in payouts over 20 years to employees of the legislative branch for a variety of workplace settlements, including sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Republicans consider finishing an omnibus spending bill before August recess

Susan Ferrechio · June 21, 2017 2:52 pm

White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders said, "Frankly, I think Republicans are going to get tired of winning at some point if the Democrats don't ever get an agenda." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sarah Sanders: ‘Republicans are going to get tired of winning’

Anna Giaritelli · June 21, 2017 1:25 pm