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White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was forced out of his position just hours after President Trump swore in John F. Kelly as chief of staff. (Associated Press/File)

Anthony Scaramucci firing shows how language matters

By Tammy Bruce

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 8, 2017, file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a town hall meeting, in Yarmouth, Maine. LePage has some choice words for the state's senators after their health care vote, calling fellow Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King &quot;dangerous.&quot; LePage targeted them in an op-ed published Wednesday, Aug. 2, in the Wall Street Journal after they voted against a GOP proposal to repeal parts of &quot;Obamacare.&quot; (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

The Latest: King, Collins answer claim they’re ‘dangerous’

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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel addresses Hispanic business owners and community members at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lansing, Mich., in this May 5, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Christopher Hermann, File)

Donald Trump’s fundraising prowess keeps Republican Party close

By Julie Bykowicz - Associated Press

In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to reporters as heads to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Top Senate Republicans think it’s time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they’re tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Latest: States get involved in health care court case

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Idaho GOP candidates boast big bucks in fundraising race

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Colorado Republican Rep. Mike Coffman speaks to reporters before holding a constituent town hall in Brighton, Colo., on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Coffman called for a bipartisan effort on health care after the GOP-led Congress failed to produce a new health care law. (AP Photo/Jim Anderson)

The Latest: Coffman meets voters after GOP health care flop

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President Donald Trump speaks before bestowing the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to retired Army medic James McCloughan during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 31, 2017, at Washington. McCloughan is credited with saving the lives of members of his platoon nearly 50 years ago in the Battle of Nui Yon Hill in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cutting off Obamacare reimbursements would harm Donald Trump’s image, say experts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Judges: No special elections for redrawn NC districts

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

N. Carolina Dems ‘fired up’ as party reports campaign haul

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In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a test vote on the Republican health care bill. Collins, who was one of three Republican senators voting against the GOP health bill on Friday, July 28, said she's troubled by Trump's suggestions that the insurance payments are a &quot;bailout.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans say time for Senate to move on from health care

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 20, 2017, file photo, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney gestures as he speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. The White House is stepping up demands that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law. Asked if no other legislative business should be taken up until the Senate acts again on health care, Mulvaney on Sunday, July 30, responded &quot;yes&quot; and suggested the Senate continue working through August if necessary. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

White House to Senate: Pass health bill now or else

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

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)

‘Time to move on’ from health care, Senate GOP leader says

By ALAN FRAM and ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

In this May 17, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly listen to the national anthem during commencement exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Six months into presidency, Trump is saddled with a stalled agenda, a West Wing that resembles a viper’s nest, a cloud of investigations and a Republican Party that is starting to break away. Against that daunting backdrop, Trump moved July 28 to overhaul his senior team, installing Kelly as White House chief of staff. The hard-nosed, retired general replaces Reince Priebus, a Republican operative who was skeptical of Trump’s electoral prospects last year.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump’s six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up

By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, right, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Weary Republicans in Washington may be ready to move on, but conservatives across the country are warning that the GOP-led Congress cannot abandon its pledge to repeal “Obamacare” without triggering a political nightmare in next year’s midterm elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

GOP fears political fallout after health care ‘epic fail’

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

Seate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined from left by, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks with reporters outside the chamber after Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to start debating Republican legislation to tear down much of the Obama health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate Democrats call for reset, quick fixes on health care

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Senate voted decisively to approve a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the popular bill to President Donald Trump for his signature after weeks of intense negotiations. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where the Kremlin has backed President Bashar Assad. McCain said the bills passage was long overdue, a jab at Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress. McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has called Putin a murderer and a thug.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John McCain ‘no’ vote kills Obamacare repeal effort in Senate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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)

GOP blame-a-thon over health bill crash, but no clear path

By ALAN FRAM and ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Dems criticize Holcomb’s rhetoric on GOP health care repeal

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press