After weeks of struggle, House Republicans narrowly passed hard-fought legislation to repeal and replace large parts of the Affordable Care Act. The House’s passage of the bill led to an outcry from the health care industry and consumer groups, which found an uncommon ally in some insurers.
A late-1960s song by the group Steam again entered the political realm, as a warning to G.O.P. representatives that they will suffer politically.
Here are some of the terms of the bill to repeal and replace large portions of the Affordable Care Act, which is up for a House vote.
The House on Thursday passed a new version of a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act after the first one failed to get enough Republican support in March. The bill still needs to pass the Senate before becoming law. The legislative victory may weaken G.O.P. lawmakers facing re-election in moderate districts. “Will it cause headaches for people? Absolutely,” one said.
The rich and healthy benefit, but poor and disabled people who use Medicaid could lose out.
While an early version of the measure to replace the Affordable Care Act did not apply to lawmakers, that was later nullified by additional legislation. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
The inquiry concerns Uber’s use of a software tool called Greyball, which helped identify and evade officials trying to clamp down on the ride-hailing service.
After a rocky first phone call, President Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia used a meeting in New York to try to show that they have put the encounter behind them.
Damien Cave, our Australia bureau chief, chatted with Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent, about how Mr. Trump is managing relations with Australia.
The president’s stay on Thursday, expected to be just hours long and largely behind closed doors, was nonetheless weighted in meaning for many.
The decision not to prosecute an officer in a black man’s death in Louisiana indicated a high bar in such cases, not a new approach.
The president will also visit Rome this month before attending major international summit meetings in Europe.
A community of South Sudanese refugees in Australia has become a recruiting ground for top basketball prospects. Check out their gym and local church community in 360. If you brush up on these five films, you’ll have a jump-start on the season in multiplexes.
A Fox News Radio reporter sued the network on the same day that a woman who accused Bill O’Reilly of harassment said she would meet with British regulators about a proposed Fox merger.
A group for Chinese students has worked in tandem with Beijing to promote a pro-Chinese agenda and tamp down anti-Chinese speech on Western campuses.
Our new co-chief theater critic, Jesse Green, makes his reviewing debut with this Sondheim musical. Follow him on Twitter (@JesseKGreen) and Facebook (jesse.green.critic).
The show, adapted from the 2001 film about a shy but whimsically altruistic French waitress, struggled at the box office and got no Tony nominations.
The principal at Park Slope Collegiate, Jill Bloomberg, says allegations of Communist organizing are retaliation for her outspokenness about race and segregation in New York City schools.
Ms. Le Pen’s election strategy makes a shift toward drawing more female voters and softening the image of her party, long treated as a pariah in France.
Voters confront corruption, security and other issues as they go to the polls in Tuesday’s presidential vote, but the American leader has increasingly become the main subject.
Lawmakers heard from the director of the F.B.I. and the head of the National Security Agency, and the investigation’s leaders said they were inviting more witnesses and requesting documents.
The new offensive from the north, adding to a southern push that had slowed to a crawl, aims to force the Islamic State to fight in multiple directions.
The announcement came after a meeting at Buckingham Palace that touched off alarms about the health of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, who is 95.
Our new co-chief theater critic, Jesse Green, offers his take on Ms. Wiest’s work in this Beckett revival. Follow him on Twitter (@JesseKGreen) and Facebook (jesse.green.critic).
In town now is Tefaf, an art fair where Thomas Hart Benton is a showstopper and you can trade your string of pearls for a wearable Giacometti.
Officials urged consumers to return affected Bombay Sapphire bottles or discard them, even though the 154-proof contents aren’t “unsafe to drink.’’
Several local leaders spoke on Wednesday about efforts to reduce the bloodshed at an event arranged by The Times and the University of Chicago Crime Lab. As Flint tries to collect $5.8 million, residents who didn’t pay their bills during a lead contamination crisis are now at risk of losing their homes.
Joseph V. Melillo, who helped shape the Brooklyn Academy of Music aesthetic as its executive producer, will step down in 2018. A look back at his tenure.
The plot, carried out in the wee hours of Wednesday at the University of Kentucky, was foiled because the instructor was working late, an official said.
One in four Americans’ water systems are in violation of safety laws, a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found.
The star conductor issued his strongest statement yet about the crisis in his native country after a young musician was reportedly killed in street protests.
After some F.C. Porto ultras joined a lower-division team in Portugal, opponents — citing on-field violence and off-field threats — boycotted it.
The visual effects industry, and the “movie magic” blockbuster films spend huge shares of their budgets on, are being lured away from California — and into two of the most expensive cities in the world.
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