The dramatic scene followed 24 hours of tense negotiations and hushed meetings with the conservative House Freedom Caucus and others that failed to produce a closing deal. The dramatic postponement of the House vote caps a tumultuous few days that have highlighted both Trump's and Ryan's struggles to reconcile his own party's deep and glaring internal divisions. But after meeting directly with Trump at the White House Thursday, the Freedom Caucus would not budge. Republican leadership aides threw up their hands, saying it was now up to the Freedom Caucus take it or leave it. A key element of the negotiations between the Freedom Caucus and the White House revolves around the so-called "essential health benefits."

Source: CNN March 23, 2017 15:34 UTC