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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. heads to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017, as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace &quot;Obamacare&quot; because of opposition and wavering within the GOP ranks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Latest: Health care amendment defeated in Senate vote

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017, after a vote as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace &quot;Obamacare&quot; because of opposition and wavering within the GOP ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump says ‘let Obamacare implode’

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Man gets over 3-year prison term for death threat at Obama

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President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Parents, former Scouts alarmed by Trump’s speech at jamboree

By JOHN RABY and KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to his supporters as first lady Melania Trump watches after speaking at the Covelli Centre, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

The Latest; Governors urge bipartisan work on healthcare

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Scouts and their leaders listen to President Donald Trump at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump shows the Boy Scouts how to start a political fire

By JOHN RABY and KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, in Vienna, Ohio, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, en route to Struthers, Ohio, where they will visit AMVETS Post 44. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump’s energy, environment accomplishments stand out in first six months

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, as the Senate was to vote on moving head on health care with the goal of erasing much of Barack Obama's law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Senate blocks proposal to repeal ‘Obamacare’

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Sens. Warren, Markey rip GOP efforts to undo health care law

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Some tea party organizations that have been waiting years for an IRS decision on their tax-exempt status are finally getting their applications processed. (The Washington Times/File)

IRS approves tea party application process

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, front left, gestures with former boys scouts, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, center, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, right, at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean,W. Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump cheered, Obama booed: Boy Scouts know their friend

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this July 20, 2017, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks into the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington. A brutal reality is settling over Capitol Hill: The Republican effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare,” which has consumed the first six months of the Trump administration, may never yield results. Not only that, the GOP goal of overhauling the tax code requires passing a budget that is months overdue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

McCain making dramatic Senate return for crucial health vote

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Sudan Corruption Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Sudan sanctions need to be eased

By Chris Smith

In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, an F-15C Eagle from the California Air National Guard, 144th Fighter Wing, flies out of the nicknamed Star Wars Canyon over Death Valley National Park, Calif. Military jets roaring over national parks have long drawn complaints from hikers and campers. But in California's Death Valley, the low-flying combat aircraft skillfully zipping between the craggy landscape has become a popular attraction in the 3.3 million acre park in the Mojave Desert, 260 miles east of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Military readiness was undermined by Obama experiments

By James A. Lyons

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2000, file photo photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., responds to a question during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by the South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, Pool)

Cancer, working from bed all part of long McCain chronicles

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with local business leaders and politicians at the top of a roundtable discussion at a New Balance athletic shoe factory Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Lawrence, Mass, as New Balance President and CEO Rob DeMartini. right, and Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera, left, listen. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

The Latest: Protesters greet Speaker Ryan in Massachusetts

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From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to members of the media outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, following a luncheon with President Donald Trump and other GOP leadership. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP leaders plan Tuesday health vote, it’s an uphill climb

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this July 18, 2017, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. McConnell’s image as a dauntless legislative tactician has been dented as the banner Republican effort to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law crumbled this week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Crumbling health bill dents McConnell image as top tactician

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. wait to take their seats for a luncheon with President Donald Trump, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Senators end meeting stalemated on health care

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Sen. Kamala D. Harris

Kamala Harris: ‘She’s running for president. Take it to the bank’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times