Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote no on the latest push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. That once again leaves the GOP short of the votes they need to pass a health care bill.
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‘Declaration of war’ means North Korea can shoot down U.S. bombers, minister says
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho claims that under international law, his country can legally shoot down U.S. military planes — even if they’re not in North Korea’s airspace.
McCain announces opposition to Obamacare repeal bill, possibly dooming it
Arizona Sen. John McCain is the second Republican to oppose the legislation, after Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came out against it last week. If one more GOP senator is against the bill, it cannot pass.
Search teams desperately attempt to reach girl trapped by Mexico earthquake rubble
The girl, 12, has been able to communicate with emergency crews, and she has wriggled her fingers for them through the wreckage at the Enrique Rebsamen School, south of the capital.
Powerful earthquake roils central Mexico
Thirty-two years after a deadly earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 temblor rattled Mexico City and surrounding areas. Residents had marked the anniversary of the 1985 quake earlier in the day with drills.
Trump to U.N.: North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’ Kim Jong Un on a suicide mission
In this first address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump took on the global threats posed by North Korea and Iran and reiterated his “America First” approach to policy.