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WASHINGTON — In the annals of cutthroat Washington politics, it would be hard to find a cabinet secretary left abandoned and humiliated in the way President Trump has left Attorney General Jeff Sessions. After days of questioning Mr. Sessions’s decisions, Mr.

WASHINGTON — In the annals of cutthroat Washington politics, it would be hard to find a cabinet secretary left abandoned and humiliated in the way President Trump has left Attorney General Jeff Sessions. After days of questioning Mr. Sessions’s decisions, Mr.

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain is less the lion of the Senate than its wildcat, veering through the decades from war hero to Republican presidential nominee to irascible foil for an unlikely president. On Tuesday, Mr. McCain ambled gingerly into the Capitol to sustained applause less than two weeks after brain surgery, casting a vote to aid President Trump, who has served as more tormentor than ally. But moments later in a speech on the Senate floor, Mr.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted narrowly on Tuesday to begin debate on a bill to repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but hours later, Republican leaders suffered a setback when their most comprehensive plan to replace President Barack Obama’s health law fell far short of the votes it needed. The Tuesday night tally needed to reach 60 votes to overcome a parliamentary objection. Instead, it fell 43-57.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted narrowly on Tuesday to begin debate on a bill to repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but hours later, Republican leaders suffered a setback when their most comprehensive plan to replace President Barack Obama’s health law fell far short of the votes it needed. The Tuesday night tally needed to reach 60 votes to overcome a parliamentary objection. Instead, it fell 43-57.

Following the announcement last week that he has John McCain, R-Arizona, is set to return to the U.S.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to resign, despite the latest public criticism from President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the situation. At this point, the source told ABC News, Sessions is of the mind that he's going to keep his head down and press on. Sessions has not spoken to the president in days, and there are no plans for him to do so, the source said. Meanwhile, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said, "There's obviously an issue in the relationship ... We'll get to a resolution shortly ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped their subpoena compelling former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to appear after reaching a deal to work together, according to both sources close to Manafort and the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed that an agreement was reached and Manafort will not be at the committee's hearing on Wednesday as the subpoena originally compelled him to be. "Faced with issuance of a subpoena, we are happy that Mr.

New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci likened the tension between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to a married couple. When your start not liking each other, Scaramucci told ABC News this morning, "You either reconcile or you separate." "They need to either get together or separate," he said of Trump and Sessions, the nation's top law enforcement official. When asked when they will get together, Scaramucci replied, "I don't know if they will." Trump has been vocal in criticizing Ses

The Senate voted 51-50 on Tuesday to move forward with a debate on health care reform, even though it was not clear what measure the body will be considering. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only two Republicans who joined Democrats in voting no on the motion to proceed. Before the voting began, protesters in the Senate's public gallery chanted "Kill the bill" and "Shame! Shame!" Sen.