| No Images? Click here   Repeal of the Affordable Care Act is back on the agenda, with Republicans suddenly talking about a bill that, until recently, few people in either party had taken all that seriously. The prospects for the new legislation are murky. The proposal has generated a ton of conversation in political and health policy circles in just the past week, with multiple outlets reporting that leadership is now thinking about floor action before Sept. 30. That’s the magic date when, because of parliamentary rules, Republicans lose their ability to pass repeal with just 50 votes. But much of the chatter is hype from supporters and it’s hard to know how much enthusiasm for the proposal actually exists. Still, even if the bill’s political fortunes are difficult to pin down, the impact it would have as a law is crystal clear. By dramatically scaling back what the federal government spends on health care and undermining rules designed to guarantee insurance for people with pre-existing conditions, this new proposal would leave millions of Americans struggling to pay their medical bills and to get coverage. It is, in other words, another shot at full repeal, although its GOP sponsors sometimes suggest otherwise ― and that’s one reason it has escaped heavy scrutiny until now.   WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Dreamers protested Nancy Pelosi over making a deal with Trump on DACA. Some of them are concerned that they will be granted new protections in a deal that harms other undocumented immigrants, potentially including their parents.Sean Spicer regrets his first move as press secretary — that he yelled at reporters about the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration during his first official appearance in the White House briefing room.Trump still hasn't officially declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. Doing so would allocate more federal funding to state and local officials dealing with the crisis and pressure lawmakers to take more long-term steps. ICYMI
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