The failed vote — despite Republican control of the White House and both houses of Congress — highlighted severe cracks within the GOP that Trump's presidency won't easily mend. More than two dozen members of the House Freedom Caucus oppose the health care plan because they say it doesn't go far enough to undo Obamacare. "He's left everything on the field when it comes to this bill," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said before the vote was pulled. That act of political defiance should seem familiar to the occupant of the White House, according to one longtime Trump ally. ———Associated Press Writer Jonathan Lemire has covered The White House and politics for The Associated Press since 2013.

Source: ABC News March 25, 2017 12:00 UTC