But something concrete – a shutdown – looms if Congress can’t agree by Friday on a plan to fund the government.
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Maine Voices: Republican Party has lost its way
The party’s current pro-life stance boils down to a religious disagreement that conservatives should avoid.
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With ‘Trumpcare’ on horizon, voters go wobbly on Affordable Care Act repeal
Now that President Trump and fellow Republicans take action to dump the Affordable Care Act, many voters appear to be having second thoughts.
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Shift in tone helps President Trump make points rather than waves
His first address before Congress inspires optimism within his own party, but Democrats remain wary of an agenda lacking in specifics.
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Republicans are already fretting over political fallout from ‘Trumpcare’
At a retreat in Philadelphia, Republican lawmakers expressed worries about disrupting the health insurance market and called plans to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood ‘a gigantic political trap.’