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With the deadline looming to pass a spending bill to fund the government by week's end, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets reporters following a closed-door strategy session, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) With the deadline looming to pass a spending bill to fund the government by week's end, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets reporters following a closed-door strategy session, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
BREAKING: McConnell’s Promise Nets Susan Collins’ Tax Bill Vote
By Alice Ollstein
12.18.17 | 4:24 pm
Alex Azar, President Donald Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Alex Azar, President Donald Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Trump’s HHS Nominee Voices Support For Obamacare Outreach Cuts
By Alice Ollstein
11.29.17 | 12:46 pm
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is seen in the Capitol's senate subway on September 7, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is seen in the Capitol's senate subway on September 7, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Lisa Murkowski Backs Repealing Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
By Alice Ollstein
11.22.17 | 9:53 am
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine walks the hallways on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., rolls out the GOP's revised health care bill, pushing toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine walks the hallways on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., rolls out the GOP's revised health care bill, pushing toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Collins Demands Two Bills To Balance Out Tax Bill’s Mandate Repeal Damage
By Alice Ollstein
11.20.17 | 11:17 am
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Republicans Learn The Hard Way: You Break Obamacare, You Own It
By Alice Ollstein
11.20.17 | 6:00 am
Mulvaney: WH Okay With Taking O’Care Mandate Repeal Out Of GOP’s Tax Bill
By Rowan Morrison
11.19.17 | 11:14 am
UNITED STATES - APRIL 27: Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., attends a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Dirksen Building titled "United States Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea," which featured testimony by Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Command on April 27, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - APRIL 27: Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., attends a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Dirksen Building titled "United States Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea," which featured testimony by Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Command on April 27, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Will Mandate Repeal Hike Health Premiums? GOP Senator Says ‘Let’s Find Out’
By Alice Ollstein
11.15.17 | 3:15 pm
Collins Warns GOP That Mandate Repeal Will Hike Premiums, Slam Middle Class
By Alice Ollstein
11.15.17 | 1:50 pm
The Zombie Rises: Senate Moves To Insert O’Care Mandate Repeal In Tax Bill
By Alice Ollstein
11.15.17 | 6:00 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, announces to reporters that the Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party's politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, announces to reporters that the Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party's politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Leaders Signal Willingness To Stick O’Care Mandate Repeal In Tax Bill
By Alice Ollstein
11.14.17 | 3:17 pm