The House Acts on Obamacare. Time for the Senate to Follow Suit.
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May 5, 2017 |
| Good morning from Washington, where President Trump and House Republicans are celebrating passage, with one vote to spare, of a revised bill to replace Obamacare. Now the action moves to the Senate. We've got stories from Melissa Quinn and Rachel del Guidice, along with commentary from Bob Moffit and Jean Morrow. Trump pleases many Americans with an executive order protecting religious freedom, as Fred Lucas reports, but the action doesn't go nearly far enough, Ryan T. Anderson argues. Plus: Nolan Peterson on the mood before Sunday's presidential election in France, and Beverly Hallberg on what Jimmy Kimmel's personal story says about our society. Have a great weekend. |
CommentaryThe House Acts on Obamacare. Time for the Senate to Follow Suit.While the House bill is a major improvement over current law, the Senate can do even better. |
CommentaryTrump's Executive Order Fails to Address Most Pressing Religious Liberty ThreatsPresident Trump said he'd stand up to politically correct bullying from the left. So why isn't he doing that in the case of religious freedom? |
NewsHere Are the Challenges the House's Obamacare Replacement Bill Faces in the SenateRepublicans are using a budget tool called reconciliation to fast-track their Obamacare replacement plan through the Senate, where it will need 51 votes to pass. |
NewsFrench Malaise Over This Sunday's Election Cuts Across Party LinesFor 55 percent of French voters, their first choice for president won't be on the ballot this Sunday during the second, final round of the French presidential election, writes Nolan Peterson, who is covering the election from Paris. |
NewsFind Out Which GOP Lawmakers Voted Against Obamacare Replacement BillHouse Speaker Paul Ryan needed 216 votes to pass the legislation, and 20 GOP members voted no along with all 193 Democrats. |
NewsTrump: 'No One Should Be Censoring Sermons or Targeting Pastors'President Trump's executive order takes aim at a 1954 law prohibiting pastors and other religious leaders from supporting specific candidates from the pulpit. |
CommentaryJimmy Kimmel's Moving Story Shows Why Private Charity Trumps GovernmentThe care, technology, and lifesaving treatment Jimmy Kimmel's family experienced was made possible by two privately funded organizations, not government-run hospitals. |
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