Susan Davis

congressional correspondent for USA Today

Susan Davis appears in the following:

House Republican Leaders Plan Vote On Revised Health Care Bill

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

House Republican leaders are planning a vote on the American Health Care Act on Thursday. The bill has been revised to provide options for states to opt out of some key Obamacare requirements.

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Congress Strikes Bipartisan Deal To Fund Government Through September

Monday, May 01, 2017

Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a bipartisan deal late on Sunday to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year. But bigger challenges lie ahead this fall.

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When Rep. Raul Labrador Votes 'No,' Many Idahoans Say 'Yes!'

Saturday, April 22, 2017

The Freedom Caucus co-founder often opposes his party in Congress, and drew the president's wrath for rejecting the GOP health care plan. He also won his district by a wider margin than Trump in 2016.

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Freedom Caucus' Raul Labrador Faces New Challenges In Trump Era

Friday, April 21, 2017

Freedom Caucus founder, GOP Rep. Raul Labrador, is back home in Idaho pondering the fate of this Congress, a possible gubernatorial run, and is warning leadership not to try and quash the conservative faction.

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Man In The Middle: New Jersey's Leonard Lance Takes Heat From All Sides

Friday, April 14, 2017

The moderate GOP congressman recently held his third town hall of the year. He's under pressure from constituents and conservative activists in what is now the median political seat in the country.

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Morning News Brief: North Korea Anniversary, Turkey Referendum

Friday, April 14, 2017

North Korea marks its founder's birthday. Turkish voters go to the polls for a draft constitution. Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post joins the conversation. Kendrick Lamar releases a new album.

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New Jersey's Self-Proclaimed Moderate Congressman Takes Heat From All Sides

Thursday, April 13, 2017

On the political spectrum of most conservative to most liberal congressional districts, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is the political median of America. Which is why its Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, a self-proclaimed moderate, is taking heat from all sides. NPR takes a look at how much interest his constituents have in centrist attitudes in the Trump era.

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Republicans Change Rules To Clear Gorsuch Confirmation

Friday, April 07, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent that will ease the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch. Lawmakers are also reacting to President Trump's airstrikes in Syria.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Orders Syria Airstrikes, Hosts Chinese President

Friday, April 07, 2017

President Trump says he ordered strikes against a Syrian air base in response to a chemical weapons attack ordered by Bashar Assad. Also, Trump met with China's President Xi Jinping.

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Congressional Leaders Urge Trump Administration For Broader Syria Strategy

Friday, April 07, 2017

Lawmakers voiced cautious support for the decision to launch strikes in Syria, but leading voices in both parties want the administration to collaborate with Congress on where the strategy goes now.

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Senate Pulls 'Nuclear' Trigger To Ease Gorsuch Confirmation

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent in the Senate to advance Supreme Court nominations with a simple majority. The GOP change ended a Democratic filibuster of Neil Gorsuch.

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Pulse Check: Can The GOP Health Care Bill Be Saved?

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

The same House conservatives who helped defeat the bill are now trying to revive it, just ahead of their two-week recess to go home and face constituents.

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Are Proposed Health Care Changes Still Alive?

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

The White House and a group of House Republicans say they are trying to reach a deal to revive their failed health care bill, but there's little optimism for success this time around.

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The Senate Could Go 'Nuclear' This Week. What Does That Mean?

Monday, April 03, 2017

A potentially historic and consequential week lies ahead in which Republicans stand ready to change the rules of the Senate to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

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Republicans 'Turn The Cannons On Each Other' In Week Of Public Feuding

Friday, March 31, 2017

President Trump and congressional Republicans are lobbing insults and blame at one another, as some Republicans consider working more closely with Democrats to get things done.

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House GOP Says Health Care Fight Not Over, But Offers No Path Forward

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

House Republicans say they will try again to advance a bill to repeal and replace key pillars of President Obama's health care law.

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Paul Ryan Looks To Unite GOP After Health Care Failure

Monday, March 27, 2017

Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday that his party was going through "growing pains" as the Republican health care bill failed. Now Republicans have to figure how to pick up the pieces and figure out how to govern, or risk another leadership crisis in the House.

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What Failure On Obamacare Repeal Means For Tax Reform

Saturday, March 25, 2017

President Trump is eager to put the health care debacle behind him and focus on tax reform, but the failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act could handicap that effort.

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After Health Care Defeat, What's Next For Republicans?

Saturday, March 25, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan decided not to bring the Republican health care proposal to a vote. Republicans are in a majority, but they couldn't get together enough votes for it to pass.

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Health Care Bill Collapses After Republicans Fail To Garner Enough Support

Friday, March 24, 2017

Republicans pulled their health care bill on Friday after failing to secure enough votes for it to pass in the House. In a statement, President Trump said he wanted to move onto tax reform.

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