Maine’s governor says repeal of the Affordable Care Act is key to federal tax reform.
Donald Trump
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Republican health-care plan hangs in balance as House leaders push for floor vote
As of late this morning, 36 House Republicans – mainly conservatives – had announced their opposition to the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.
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Former Trump aide Manafort had secret plan to help Putin
He proposed in a plan as early as June 2005 to influence politics, business dealings and news coverage in the U.S., Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, according to an Associated Press investigation.
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Thanks to Comey, Trump may finally have to face the music named truth
After many years of dodging it, the president will have to answer to the FBI as they investigate possible Russian tampering in the U.S. election.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree: Passing ‘Trumpcare’ would take us backward
The Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that cuts taxes for the rich and raises costs for everyone else.
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Another View: There’s little to celebrate in outcome of Dutch elections
The anger channeled by defeated far-right populist Geert Wilders and his ilk isn’t going away.
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Stocks tumble as Republican health care bill stalls in Congress
Banks had their worst day in nine months as bond yields continued their fall, and the dollar weakened.
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Trump warns Republican lawmakers that failure of health bill would have political costs
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was in the closed-door meeting.
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Ukraine lawmaker: Former Trump aide Paul Manafort tried to hide payment
Serhiy Leshchenko claims a 2009 invoice purportedly signed by Manafort was used to hide $750,000 paid to him by the pro-Russian Ukrainian party.
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Fox suspends Napolitano for claiming Brits helped spy on Trump
His report on ‘Fox & Friends’ saying Obama went ‘outside the chain of command’ to watch Trump provoked an international incident.