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Senate votes to proceed with debate on GOP health care bill
John McCain made a dramatic return to the Senate floor today, after being diagnosed last week with a brain tumor. His vote helped get the Republicans to the 50 “yes” votes they needed.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readJohn McCain made a dramatic return to the Senate floor today, after being diagnosed last week with a brain tumor. His vote helped get the Republicans to the 50 “yes” votes they needed. With Vice President Mike Pence on hand to cast the tiebreaking vote, Senate Republicans have passed the resolution to allow debate to begin on repealing and replacing Obamacare.
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2 of 5New comic envisions California seceding from the U.S.- 0:00Rep. Schiff on Kushner's testimony, and what's next for his investigation into Russian meddling
- 9:11Senate votes to proceed with debate on GOP health care billYou’re reading this
- 17:22Mental health community debates whether to discuss Trump's psychological health
- 28:32'Calexit' comic imagines dystopian future of an independent California
- 42:17How to cool off with something better than ice cream