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Voters Back Home Don't Mind If Mark Meadows Bucks Authority

1:13pm April 17, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Rather than resent Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, for rebellious moves like torpedoing the GOP's replacement for Obamacare, voters outside Asheville are showing support for the legislator.

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office on Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Week Of High Expectations Stumbles To New Lows For Team Trump

8:49am March 26, 2017

by Ron Elving

Trump is known for his negotiating in real estate and show business, and the craft of the bluff was key to his Art of the Deal. But when this bluff was called, he did not have the cards or the votes.

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a news conference to announce that the Republican Party has decided not to vote on its health bill on Friday. "We were close," he said, but the votes weren't there to pass it.

Republicans Kill Health Care Vote As GOP Members Defect

4:28pm March 24, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Centrist and hard-line Republicans came out against the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Facing a near-certain defeat, House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump agreed to pull the bill.

President Trump met with truckers and industry CEOs at the White House on Thursday regarding health care.

Trump Faces Most Consequential Day Of His Presidency So Far

12:16pm March 24, 2017

The president's reputation as a deal-maker is on the line Friday as House Republicans face a politically perilous vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chair of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks during a news conference on Affordable Care Act replacement legislation in February.

Leading The Charge Against The GOP Health Plan, Rep. Mark Meadows Is Right At Home

3:37pm March 20, 2017

by Phil Galewitz

Republican Rep. Mark Meadows enjoys strong support in his western North Carolina district as he leads conservative opposition to the GOP's health overhaul plan.

Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. leaves a House Republican special leadership election meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is stepping down and retiring from Congress at the end of the month after nearly five

Conservatives' Pick For Speaker Might Not Even Be In Congress Much Longer

6:58pm October 08, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster faces a redrawn congressional map that puts his re-election next year in doubt.