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Trump can’t sell stalled GOP health care bill

It was a platform most politicians can only hope for: A captivated, 6,000-person crowd and more than an hour of live, prime-time television coverage to hype the Republican vision for a new health care system. But when President Donald Trump got around to talking about the Republican plan — about 15 minutes into his speech — he was wildly off message. Instead of preaching party lines about getting the government out of Americans’ health decisions and cutting costs, he declared: “Add s ...

by DOUG THOMPSON - Opinion

Donald Trump’s rabid supporters: Are they gullible, racist or just dumb and stupid? Perhaps a bit of each or even worse. Those who express undying support for America’s egomaniacal Presid ...

by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Senate Republicans’ struggle to pass a health care bill is jeopardizing another one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities: overhauling America’s tax system. A day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delayed a vote on a bill to scrap much of Democrat Barack Oba ...

by ALAN FRAM and ERICA WERNER

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring options for salvaging the battered Republican health care bill, even as he confronts an expanding chorus of GOP detractors. That is deepening the uncertainty over whether the party can resuscitate its promise to repeal President Barack Obama’ ...