Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — President Trump made a weekend push to get a Republican Senate bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law ‘‘across the finish line,’’ Trump’s top legislative aide said Sunday. Marc Short, the White House’s legislative director, said a repeal-only option also remained in play if Republicans can’t reach agreement. Short said on “Fox News Sunday” that Trump made calls to wavering senators and insisted they were ‘‘getting close’’ on passing a bill. But Short said Trump continues to believe that repeal-only legislation should also be considered after raising the possibility last Friday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, has dismissed that suggestion and said he intended to proceed with legislation being negotiated over the July 4 recess. ‘‘We hope when we come back, the week after recess, we’ll have a vote,’’ Short said. But he added: ‘‘If the replacement part is too difficult for Republicans to get together, then let’s go back and take care of the first step of repeal.’’ Trump on Friday tweeted the suggestion of repealing the Obama-era law right away and then replacing it later, an approach that GOP leaders and the president himself considered but dismissed months ago as impractical and politically unwise. But the tweet came amid continuing signs of GOP disagreement among mo... Link to the full article to read more