1776 COALITION 12/13/2015 REPEAL OF OBAMACARE VOTE IMMINENT

Report: NRSC memo says what to do if Trump is GOP nominee The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm has a contingency plan in case Donald Trump wins the GOP presidential nomination — one that amounts to a mixed embrace of the controversial politician. “We should prepare for 2016, by understanding the environment and... Read More No Planned Parenthood cuts in GOP funding bill Republicans have not included any measures related to defunding Planned Parenthood in their most recent offer to Democrats on the spending bill, according to a Democratic aide. But Republicans argue that they are not abandoning their efforts to eliminate federal... Read More Texas Sues to Block Syrian Refugees Texas has gone to federal court in its efforts to keep Syrian refugees out of the state, filing suit against the federal government and a refugee resettlement nonprofit. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the... Read More Supreme Court blocks Native Hawaiian election vote count The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked votes from being counted in a unique election that’s considered a major step toward self-governance for Native Hawaiians. The high court granted an injunction requested by a group of Native Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians... Read More British Parliament approves airstrikes against ISIL in Syria British Prime Minister David Cameron got approval Wednesday from Parliament for the country to join the international coalition launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. The House of Commons voted 397-223 after more than 10 hours of debate to... Read More Obamacare repeal bill likely to get to president for first time Senate Republicans put themselves on track to pass a long-sought bill this week to dismantle Obamacare and strip funding from Planned Parenthood for one year, finalizing a measure Tuesday that will put a major repeal of the Affordable Care Act... Read More