GOP, Senate and health care
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Senate Republicans push through procedural hurdle for President Donald Trump's nominees for a third time after changing confirmation rules to overcome Democratic blockade.
With the deadline to address expiring ACA tax credits fast approaching, GOP's John Thune announced that two competing health care plans will get a vote later this week.
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Trump backs Senate GOP bill to give Americans $1,500 checks for health care — here’s who qualifies
WASHINGTON — A Senate Republican bill would deposit up to $1,500 directly into Americans’ health care savings accounts is drawing praise from President Trump. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday night, “I like the concept. I don’t want to give the insurance companies any money.”
Some Republicans in the Indiana Senate have resisted a new congressional map despite lobbying from the White House and threats of political consequences.
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Indiana Senate to vote Thursday on 9-0 Republican congressional map, but its passage is uncertain
Vice President JD Vance has met with Indiana GOP lawmakers several times this year in Indianapolis and in Washington D.C. to push for a mid-decade redraw. President Trump met with Indiana House and Senate leaders in the Oval Office in August and has called state lawmakers about redistricting.
North Carolina Sen. Amy Galey left a letter on Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page’s doorstep asking him not to run against Senate leader Phil Berger because a competitive primary could hurt the GOP’s ability to retain a supermajority in the chamber.
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Georgia Republican John Kennedy resigns from state senate to campaign for lieutenant governor
A Georgia Senate leader is resigning from the state legislature to focus on his Republican campaign for lieutenant governor. Republican state Sen.
The hearing comes on the heels of the deadly shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., by alleged shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwa, an Afghan national.