1. Fight to save Trumpcare
Donald Trump invited leaders of the House Republican opposition to the new healthcare bill to lunch at the White House. Vice-president Mike Pence met with leaders on Capitol Hill. The bill cleared two committees. But trouble loomed ...
2. Ryan lays out plan
In an effort to beat back detractors on all sides, House speaker Paul Ryan rolled up his sleeves and busted out a PowerPoint. “This is the closest we will ever get to repealing and replacing Obamacare,” he said. “The time is here. The time is now.”
US troops roll into northern Syria
And they all lived happily ever after
Despite what you hear in the press, healthcare is coming along great. We are talking to many groups and it will end in a beautiful picture!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2017
After the House comes the Senate
1. House health-care bill can't pass Senate w/o major changes. To my friends in House: pause, start over. Get it right, don't get it fast.
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) March 9, 2017
3. Farage’s mysterious visit
Trump amigo Nigel Farage visited the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where resides Julian Assange, director of WikiLeaks, which boosted Trump’s presidential candidacy. “Farage said he couldn’t remember what he had been doing in the building,” BuzzFeed reported.
WikiLeaks vows to defend Silicon Valley
4. Tillerson ditches press
Secretary of State Tillerson about to embark on first major trip to Asia in the midst of North Korean crisis.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 9, 2017
Not bringing any reporters.
5. Willful climate ignorance
I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do and there’s tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact, so no, I would not agree that it’s a primary contributor to the global warming that we see… But we don’t know that yet ... We need to continue the debate.
– EPA head Scott Pruitt, on CO2 emissions
6. McConnell admits Mexico won’t pay for wall
Ahaha hohoho, the President and leader of my party is a huge liar, snicker giggle guffaw. pic.twitter.com/CVZT1IVxMM
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 9, 2017
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... And another thing:
Maxine Waters: ‘We Know’ Trump Sex Blackmail Is ‘Absolutely True’https://t.co/Smay9xJwnN pic.twitter.com/oDlgQjVzaG
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) March 9, 2017
