Thu May 4, 2017 AT 12:45 PM EDT
There’s no chance the House GOP’s plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act will leave the Senate unchanged, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Thursday, reports The Washington Examiner. “No. Zero. That’s not the way it’s going to work,” he said, when asked if the bill could escape changes and and pass quickly in the Senate. Corker predicted senators would spend at least a month reviewing the House bill before starting the process of making changes.
- WashTimes: North Korea Tests Missiles Designed to Defeat US THAAD Defense System
- Free Beacon: Pentagon Pulls Security Clearance of Trump White House Aide
- Daily Caller: Clinton Cash’ Author Sounds The Alarm Over Jared Kushner’s Partnership With George Soros
- Reuters: US Coaxes Mexico Into Trump Plan to Overhaul Central America
- Independent: British Man Who Tried to Shoot Donald Trump Returns to UK Just Five Months Into One-Year Sentence
Wed May 3, 2017 AT 1:44 PM EDT
After weeks of tough talk and escalating tensions between the US and North Korea, President Donald Trump has referred to the possibility of meeting his opposite number, Kim Jong Un. This can be for various reasons, according to the BBC.
- NBC: Trump Meets Palestinian Leader Abbas and Wants Mideast Peace Deal
- Politico: Comey Forcefully Defends ‘Painful’ Decision on Clinton Probe
- WashExaminer: Satellite Photos Show Activity at North Korean Nuke Site — and Lots of Volleyball
- CBS: Email: Trump “Directly Involved” in Post-Inauguration Hunt for Rogue Tweeter
- Guardian: Republican Moderates Set to Thwart Party’s Bid to Repeal Obamacare
Tue May 2, 2017 AT 1:37 PM EDT
President Trump on Tuesday called for a “good shutdown” in September to fix the “mess” in government, reports The Hill. Trump also expressed frustration that legislation needs 60 votes in the Senate because of the filibuster, saying it would be necessary to elect more Republicans or “change the rules.”
- Reuters: North Korea Says US Bomber Flights Push Peninsula to Brink of Nuclear War
- The Hill: Pentagon Wants Offshore Drilling Ban Maintained in Eastern Gulf
- Reuters: Infosys Plans to Hire 10,000 US Workers After Trump Targets Outsourcing Firms
- Free Beacon: Boeing Reps Meet With Iranian Terror Leader Who Threatened to ‘Destroy’ US Forces
- Daily Caller: ‘Everyone Will Be Subject to Arrest’ — Portland Protest Turns Into Riot
