Paulia Gretsky | Capitol Hill Blue

Obamacare repeal fails: ‘Time to move on’

Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol. Unable to pass even a so-called “skinny repeal,” it was unclear if Senate Republicans could advance any health bill despite seven years of promises to repeal “Obamacare.” “This is clearly a disappointing moment,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “I regret that ...

by DOUG THOMPSON - Opinion

Donald Trump, the bombastic liar who sadly occupies the White House right now, managed to do something most never thought could happen. He found someone more obscene, more in love with himself, more u ...

Scaramucci’s obscenities: Over the line?

by JULIE BYKOWICZ and JONATHAN LEMIRE

Not even a week into his new job, Scaramucci accused unidentified senior officials of trying to sabotage him and committing a felony by leaking information. But the personal financial information that he said someone had “leaked” about him had simply been obtained through a public records request. T ...

‘More fit for outhouse than White House’

by DAVID BAUDER

A presidential aide’s explosion of profanity while talking to a reporter about his new White House colleagues tested newsroom leaders Thursday, forcing decisions about whether to use the graphic language or leave much of what he said to the imagination of readers and viewers. Anthony Scaramucci, the ...