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In this July 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office of Sen. John McCain says the ailing Arizona Republican will return to the Senate on July 25, the day of the health care vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McCain’s return, heavy with drama for “Obamacare” repeal

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

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

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)

Mitch McConnell begs GOP to begin debate on health care

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this July 18, 2017 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. There are many reasons why the Senate will probably reject Republicans’ crowning bill razing much of “Obamacare.” There are fewer why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might revive it and avert a GOP humiliation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

5 reasons why health care bill would fail, 3 why it may not

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Former CBO directors defend agency’s integrity

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

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

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., followed by Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn Texas, leave the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, to speak to members of the media following a luncheon with President Donald Trump and other GOP leadership. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Health care bill set for vote faces uphill climb

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In this March 10, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to foreign aid, domestic

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

The Capitol Dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Senate has been forced to put the republican's health care bill on hold for as much as two weeks until Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., can return from surgery. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republican senators must embrace boldness to win health care fight

By Mercedes Schlapp

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 isn’t silencing McCain in career’s latest chapter

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. is pursued by reporters as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

In fallout over health care collapse, it’s GOP vs. GOP

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and &quot;a few Republicans&quot; over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law. McConnell proposed a vote on a backup plan simply repealing the statute, but that idea was on the brink of rejection, too. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What’s next? Senate GOP scrambles after health care flop

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses while having lunch with services members in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump exhorts Senate anew to rid US of Obamacare

By ERICA WERNER and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

"I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support — unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I'll be back soon, so stand-by!" Mr. McCain said Thursday in a tweet. (Associated Press/File)

Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor

By DONNA CASSATA - 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. Mike Lee, R-Utah talks on his cellphone outside a Senate Republican meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and &quot;a few Republicans&quot; over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In Trump style, senators’ tweet dashed GOP health care hopes

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's hearing on the defense department's budget. Doctors say McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. In a statement late Wednesday, July 19 doctors revealed that McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer. The statement says the 80-year-old senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Latest: McCain tells Senate colleague, ‘I’ll be back’

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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

In this March 10, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House panel moves ahead on budget with hopes for tax reform

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press