Two Democrats Back Gorsuch as McCain Seeks Deal to Avoid Fight

Two Democrats Back Gorsuch as McCain Seeks Deal to Avoid Fight-bloomberg: Two Democrats announced they’ll vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court as GOP Senator John McCain said he’s trying to reach a “long-term” deal to allow confirmation while saving the minority party’s ability to block future high court nominations.

Is'Obamacare' Repeal Dead -- Or A Legislative Zombie?-ap: President Donald Trump's plan to kill Obamacare died last week. Or maybe it didn't.

GOP revival of healthcare repeal makes little progress

GOP revival of healthcare repeal makes little progress-thehill: House Republicans insist they aren’t leaving for dead their effort to repeal ObamaCare.

Republicans Want to Keep at It on Health Care Overhaul

Republicans Want to Keep at It on Health Care Overhaul-rollcall: In a sign of the renewed Republican optimism surrounding a health care overhaul, several House GOP members say they still want to use the budget reconciliation process for the current fiscal year to pass legislation, effectively providing themselves with less than two months to get a deal.

Trump's surprise: calls CBC's Cummings three times to strategize

Trump's surprise: calls CBC's Cummings three times to strategize-axios: How serious is President Trump about drug prices? Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings tells me that Trump has called him three times to follow up on their conversation at the White House earlier this month. And Trump's not just talking about letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, Cummings says. It's even worse for Republicans — because Trump is also talking about importing cheaper drugs from other countries.

Lawmakers Hope to Avert Government Shutdown

Lawmakers Hope to Avert Government Shutdown-rollcall: After weeks of partisan fighting over health care and the Supreme Court, lawmakers have less than one month to come together and avert a government shutdown. Government funding for the 2017 fiscal year expires on April 28, five days after lawmakers return to the nation’s capital after a two-week recess. But negotiations appear to be moving forward.

Frustrated Trump looks to turn it around

 Frustrated Trump looks to turn it around-thehill: President Trump is looking for fast action to restore momentum after his crushing defeat in attempting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.