Pete Kasperowicz

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Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said the GOP's next step on healthcare reform should be to listen to ideas from Democrats about how to reform healthcare. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tom Cole: Time to listen to Democrats’ ideas on healthcare

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 11:23 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that the Republican failure to pass a bill to repeal parts of Obamacare will disappoint Republican voters around the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz: Voters will feel ‘sense of betrayal’ over Obamacare failure

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 10:34 am

"It was not only morally ambiguous; it was equivocating," House Speaker Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What is ‘martial law’?

Pete Kasperowicz · July 28, 2017 12:39 am

CNN host complained to incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Thursday that it's "not nice" for him to tease reporters about their alleged bias against President Trump. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Chris Cuomo to Anthony Scaramucci: ‘It’s not nice’ to tease reporters

Pete Kasperowicz · July 27, 2017 12:04 pm

Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that he's not accusing White House chief of staff Reince Priebus of being a leaker, but said if reporters think he is a leaker, Priebus should maybe explain himself. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Anthony Scaramucci dares Reince Priebus to prove he’s not a leaker

Pete Kasperowicz · July 27, 2017 11:40 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has overseen the crafting of a bill that does more to rescue Obamacare than reform and repeal it, and many conservatives now realize they cannot expect the "root and branch" removal of the law they were promised. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CBO: ‘Skinny’ Obamacare repeal would leave 16 million more uninsured

Pete Kasperowicz · July 27, 2017 2:03 am

As President Trump's tweets continue to shock, the shock seems to always serve Trump's purpose. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats worried Trump will make recess appointment to replace Sessions

Pete Kasperowicz · July 25, 2017 5:41 pm

Many veterans groups who opposed it were quick to point out that the new spending was being partially paid for by veterans themselves, through a fee on VA mortgages that veterans would keep paying through 2027, instead of 2024.

Beltway Confidential

Congress and its $2 billion management failure

Pete Kasperowicz · July 25, 2017 2:00 pm

"He better get the votes," Trump said. "Otherwise I will say, Tom, you're fired." (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Media aghast at Trump for talking politics at Boy Scout speech

Pete Kasperowicz · July 25, 2017 12:11 am

Democrats balked, as almost all of them voted against the bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House rejects $2 billion in new funding for VA’s healthcare Choice Program

Pete Kasperowicz · July 24, 2017 11:06 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined by congressional Democrats unveil the Democratic Party's new agenda called "Better Deal." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GOP mocks Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ campaign: ‘That sounds familiar’

Pete Kasperowicz · July 24, 2017 5:37 pm

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner released a statement to Congress on Monday that said he had just four meetings with Russian officials during the campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Jared Kushner statement: ‘I did not collude’ in four meetings with Russian officials

Pete Kasperowicz · July 24, 2017 11:25 am