Josh Marshall:

artappraiser — Tue, 02 May 2017 06:33:35 +0000

In reply to Democrats confident they can block Trump agenda after spending-bill win

Josh Marshall:

05.1.2017 - 1:59 PM EDT

The Cuck Stops Here

I want to return this afternoon to the fate of Zombie Trumpcare. But before anymore time goes by I wanted to flag something pretty significant: For all the talk about Trump shutting down the government to get Wall money, holding Obamacare subsidies hostage or generally bending history or at least Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to his will, Trump got close to nothing in the funding bill meant to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. He ended up crying uncle or “no mas” on virtually all his demands.

Let’s go down the list.

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AND Here's more on the "Zombie Trumpcare" sub-story:

Trump Pushes House to Vote on Health Bill, and Quickly

By Robert Pear @ NYTimes, 8:36 PM ET

Mr. Trump has insisted that the bill would not allow discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, an assertion contradicted by health policy experts.

GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal

The scramble for votes is still very much on.

By Kyle Cheney , Rachael Bade and Josh Dawsey

05/01/17 04:19 PM EDT @ Politico.com, Updated 05/01/17 08:30 PM EDT

In surprise, Republican says he's a no on healthcare bill

By Peter Sullivan @ TheHill.com, 6h ago

GOP struggles to find ObamaCare repeal votes

By Jessie Hellm @ TheHill,com, 4h ago

House Republicans continue push for a health-care bill, even if it goes nowhere in the Senate

The messy effort to rally their party around a plan to revise the Affordable Care Act has forced House leaders to focus on one goal: pass a bill they can say repeals Obamacare to shield their members in next year’s elections. But even that is proving elusive.

By David Weigel and Paige Winfield Cunningham @ The Washington Post, 2 hours ago

Overnight Healthcare: GOP struggles to find ObamaCare repeal votes | Abortion roils health plan debate | Patient groups denounce bill

Overnight Healthcare @ The HIll,, 3h 15m ago

Congress claws back power

artappraiser — Tue, 02 May 2017 03:23:45 +0000

In reply to Democrats confident they can block Trump agenda after spending-bill win

Congress claws back power from Trump

The budget agreement includes several provisions designed to rein in the president.

By Seung Min Kim and Austin Wright @ Politico.com, 05/01/17 07:04 PM EDT

Why Congress’s Bipartisan

artappraiser — Tue, 02 May 2017 03:18:35 +0000

In reply to Democrats confident they can block Trump agenda after spending-bill win

Why Congress’s Bipartisan Budget Deal Should Make Trump Worried

By Carl Hulse @ The New York Times, 8:52 PM ET

The compromise prevented the White House from delivering on President Trump’s priorities and may serve as a blueprint for circumventing him in the future.

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Josh Marshall:

Congress claws back power

Why Congress’s Bipartisan