New blow for Trump as Obamacare repeal bid collapses
- 25-Mar-2017
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump suffered a stinging defeat in his first major legislative challenge as rebel Republican lawmakers shot down his effort to repeal Obamacare. It was the latest in a string of political stumbles and controversies for the nascent administration as Trump scrambled to achieve a crucial success to steady his already-listing presidency. Barely […]
U.S. House votes to begin repealing Obamacare
- 14-Jan-2017
WASHINGTON: U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing Democratic President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. The House of Representatives voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date […]
US House Republicans keep Paul Ryan as Speaker
- 16-Nov-2016
WASHINGTON: Republican members of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously chose Paul Ryan to keep his job as Speaker, following the party’s victory at the polls last week, the House GOP conference announced. “It is a tremendous honor to be nominated by my colleagues to serve as Speaker of the House. Now it’s time […]
Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain
- 03-Aug-2016
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his party on Tuesday by denying two leading figures, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, support in their re-election bids.
U.S. Republican House Speaker Ryan not ready to support Trump
- 06-May-2016
The top elected U.S. Republican, Paul Ryan, said on Thursday he was not ready to endorse Donald Trump, a sign of the challenges the party's presumptive presidential nominee faces rallying the Republican establishment behind his White House bid.