President Trump talks about health care with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) at the White House on Friday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)-- The number of Republican senators who said they won’t vote for the House bill as presently constituted continues to rise. White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a White House briefing on Feb. 27. Noting that the House bill caps Medicaid’s growth, he boasted: “This is the most historic entitlement reform we have ever had!”Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning newsletter. But with Republicans in control of both Congress and the White House, the moon looms larger in the sky.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2017 14:06 UTC