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Trump celebrates a watered-down victory for 'watered down' travel ban

9 years 4 months ago
President Donald Trump declared victory Monday after the Supreme Court announced that it would allow a limited version of his travel ban to take effect and will hear oral arguments on the case this fall, even though has derided the revised order as "watered down" and "politically correct" in the past.

Obamacare repeal effort in Mitch McConnell's hands

9 years 4 months ago
A few hours after the House finally passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walked silently and expressionless from his office to a waiting black SUV outside the Capitol. Only his police detail and an aide were with him as he left the quiet building and drove off.

A look inside the mind of Mitch McConnell

9 years 4 months ago
The fate of President Trump's healthcare plan rests in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kentucky Republican has said he wants a final vote on the Senate version of the American Health Care Act before Washington leaves for the July 4 recess. The challenges are clear; a half dozen Republican Senators have already said they can't support the legislation in its current form. McConnell can afford to lose only two. So, how can he hope to pull it off? For answers to that question, I reached out to Josh Holmes, a former McConnell chief of staff and campaign manager, who is now president of Cavalry, a Republican consulting firm. Holmes remains close to McConnell and brings a clear perspective — strongly pro — of the majority leader. Nonetheless, his insight into how McConnell goes about his legislative business in invaluable. Our conversation, conducted via email and lightly edited for flow, is below.
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