‘I Am Totally Burned Out’: Patients Watch Health Care Debate With Dread

‘I Am Totally Burned Out’: Patients Watch Health Care Debate With Dread By JAN HOFFMAN July 27, 2017 Meghan Borland’s daughter, Amelia, 2, is receiving chemotherapy. By JAN HOFFMAN July 27, 2017 Ever since the November election,...

White House Aides Think Trump Will Let Sessions Stay, for Now

By PETER BAKER and JENNIFER STEINHAUER July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — For a week, some of President Trump’s top aides have tried to talk him down from his public campaign against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Not only was it exposing...

Senate Soundly Rejects Repeal-Only Health Bill

By THOMAS KAPLAN July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday soundly rejected a measure that would repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act without providing a replacement, leaving Republicans still searching for a path forward to fulfill...

Sam Brownback, Kansas Governor, to Be Nominated as Ambassador for International Religious Freedom

By JACEY FORTIN and MITCH SMITH July 26, 2017 Sam Brownback, the beleaguered governor of Kansas, will be nominated to serve as ambassador at large for international religious freedom, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. Mr. Brownback,...

On Washington: Lisa Murkowski, a Swing Vote on Health Care, Isn’t Swayed

July 26, 2017 On Washington By CARL HULSE WASHINGTON — Lisa Murkowski had heard enough. As President Trump pressed her and her fellow Senate Republicans last week to fall in line behind a repeal of the Affordable Care Act in the interest of party loyalty and...

Senator Jeff Flake, Facing Twin Threats, Is Said to Take On G.O.P. Rift in New Book

By ALEXANDER BURNS July 25, 2017 PHOENIX — Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, faces political challenges from both sides in seeking re-election next year: On the left, emboldened Democrats are aggressively recruiting candidates to run against...