Friday, July 28, 2017

Friday's Headlines: Senate rejects bid to partly repeal Obamacare, dealing a blow to GOP leaders

GOP female senators pushed back on health care. Now they face a pointed backlash from male colleagues.; Some GOP lawmakers dare to publicly defy Trump as frustration mounts ; The Take: A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior; White House's dramatic infighting out in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in obscene tirade; The Fix: Anthony Scaramucci's vulgar New Yorker interview is beyond words;
 
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Senate rejects bid to partly repeal Obamacare, dealing a blow to GOP leaders
Republicans' latest effort to redraw the Affordable Care Act failed after Sens. John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against the "skinny repeal" measure. The legislation's defeat was a huge setback for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and the outcome threw into doubt the GOP's ability to overturn the 2010 law.
GOP female senators pushed back on health care. Now they face a pointed backlash from male colleagues.
Republican women whose disapproval of their party's health-care effort has hindered it in the Senate have seen increasingly heated responses from their male counterparts, including comments that invoked physical retaliation.
 
Some GOP lawmakers dare to publicly defy Trump as frustration mounts
Lawmakers have rebuked the president in meaningful ways this week amid his surprise tweets, erratic behavior and willingness to trample on governing norms. But they're also working on bills they hope he will sign.
 
The Take: A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior
On controversies ranging from his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the military transgender ban to the Boy Scouts, Trump got an earful from those considered friendly to him.
 
White House's dramatic infighting out in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in obscene tirade
The level of candor and raging frustration Anthony Scaramucci, the new communications director, expressed as part of his campaign to oust Chief of Staff Reince Priebus yet again stunned a Washington political class that has become increasingly inured to the unorthodoxy of this administration.
 
The Fix: Anthony Scaramucci's vulgar New Yorker interview is beyond words
The new White House communications director is vindictive and volatile in the interview, muses about killing people and metaphorically talked about colleagues performing sex acts upon themselves.
 
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Riding the waves of transgender policy, Coast Guard officer in transition fears ban's effects
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Grocery stores adapt as the number of male shoppers increases
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Pakistan's high court removes prime minister from power
Nawaz Sharif was ousted after months of hearings on corruption charges against Sharif and his family, throwing the country's political future into turmoil.
Venezuela's vote for a constitutional assembly could destroy democracy, critics warn
The opposition is boycotting a vote that could undermine the country's institutions and give authoritarian power to President Nicolás Maduro.
'Can He Do That?'
Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his Cabinet?
Can a president fire the attorney general? How much can a president influence the Justice Department? Reporter Ashley Parker, historian Tim Naftali and law professor Steve Vladeck discuss the politics, historical context and legal limitations.
 
     
 
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