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| US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live | US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live |
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| 7.53am BST | |
| 07:53 | |
| Lisa Murkowski Talks About Her No Vote | |
| For all the attention given to John McCain, Lisa Murkowski also faced a lot of pressure this morning. NBC’s intrepid Vaughn Hillyard got an exclusive interview with her. | |
| Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of three GOP "no" votes, to NBC News: "I believe each of us stood up for the reason that we felt were right." pic.twitter.com/THoKcKEJqv | |
| 7.50am BST | |
| 07:50 | |
| Bill Cassidy had a rather understated take on tonight’s events. | |
| Cassidy on what went down:“Well, it was certainly dramatic. Certainly Senator McCain knows how to improve the drama.” | |
| 7.44am BST | |
| 07:44 | |
| Schumer Shares Inside Story On McCain's Vote | |
| Lauren Gambino | |
| Lauren Gambino talked to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer after the vote: | |
| Schumer said he and McCain had spoke “three or four” times a day for the last several days, discussing the bill and the exceptionally secretive process Republicans were using to try to pass the measure. | |
| “Given his stature, his remarks at the beginning when he came in, moved everybody and I think that helped,” Schumer said. “He’s a hero. He’s a hero of mine.” | |
| “And can we also not forgot the two women senators who were there from the beginning,” Senator Amy Klobuchar interjected. | |
| Asked if he could remember a more dramatic night than this, Schumer said no. Then he turned around and corrected his response: “The birth of my daughter.” | |
| 7.42am BST | |
| 07:42 | |
| Mashups of McCain’s vote are already making their way across the Internet. This is one of them. | |
| BAH GAWD THAT'S STEVE AUSTIN'S MUSIC pic.twitter.com/vfTwNAC9F3 | |
| 7.38am BST | |
| 07:38 | |
| McCain was apparently messing with the reporters in the gallery when he mouthed “fuck” earlier tonight on the Senate floor. | |
| Klobuchar says he did this because he thought the press in the gallery could read his lips https://t.co/xkiFrnDe0H | |
| 7.31am BST | |
| 07:31 | |
| McCain Issues A Statement | |
| McCain releases a statement pic.twitter.com/KUwcam9uk4 | |
| 7.27am BST | |
| 07:27 | |
| President Trump Issues A Statement On The Vote | |
| On Twitter, Trump insisted that it was his idea all along just to let Obamacare implode rather than try to repeal and replace it. | |
| 3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch! | |
| 7.26am BST | |
| 07:26 | |
| The blog is going to keep going as reaction continues to come in. Worth noting though that a disproportionate number of press releases so far have come from Democrats/progressive groups and not the right. | |
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| 07:20 | 07:20 |
| Despite all the drama, Lauren Gambino reports that Democratic leader Chuck Schumer knew how McCain was voting earlier tonight. | Despite all the drama, Lauren Gambino reports that Democratic leader Chuck Schumer knew how McCain was voting earlier tonight. |
| Schumer said he learned about McCain's decision tonight at around 10pm. "John McCain is a hero and has courage and does the right thing." | Schumer said he learned about McCain's decision tonight at around 10pm. "John McCain is a hero and has courage and does the right thing." |
| 7.18am BST | 7.18am BST |
| 07:18 | 07:18 |
| Dozens of reporters were leaning from the gallery to try to listen in on what was happening on the floor and John McCain was very much aware as my colleague Lois Beckett reports. | Dozens of reporters were leaning from the gallery to try to listen in on what was happening on the floor and John McCain was very much aware as my colleague Lois Beckett reports. |
| Klobuchar said McCain told the Democrats he would vote no before the vote, & they all laughed when he worried reporters would read his lips. | Klobuchar said McCain told the Democrats he would vote no before the vote, & they all laughed when he worried reporters would read his lips. |
| 7.16am BST | 7.16am BST |
| 07:16 | 07:16 |
| John Kennedy of Louisiana, who is uniquely quotable, still thinks Republicans can move ahead. | John Kennedy of Louisiana, who is uniquely quotable, still thinks Republicans can move ahead. |
| "Never underestimate Mitch McConnell. He's tougher than a $3 steak," says Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican. | "Never underestimate Mitch McConnell. He's tougher than a $3 steak," says Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican. |
| 7.14am BST | 7.14am BST |
| 07:14 | 07:14 |
| Heritage Action, a major outside conservative group, is also unhappy | Heritage Action, a major outside conservative group, is also unhappy |
| Heritage Action is not happy tonight pic.twitter.com/7fulEMF9PL | Heritage Action is not happy tonight pic.twitter.com/7fulEMF9PL |
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| 07:10 | 07:10 |
| In contrast, Ted Cruz noted that many Republican base voters will be very disappointed with tonight’s result. | In contrast, Ted Cruz noted that many Republican base voters will be very disappointed with tonight’s result. |
| Cruz says voters will have a "sense of betrayal" after tonight's epic collapse of the GOP vote to repeal/replace Obamacare | Cruz says voters will have a "sense of betrayal" after tonight's epic collapse of the GOP vote to repeal/replace Obamacare |
| 7.09am BST | 7.09am BST |
| 07:09 | 07:09 |
| Reporters caught up with John McCain leaving the building tonight. | Reporters caught up with John McCain leaving the building tonight. |
| McCain leaving the Capitol asked why he voted NO: "I thought it was the right thing to do." | McCain leaving the Capitol asked why he voted NO: "I thought it was the right thing to do." |
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| 07:08 | 07:08 |
| If you’re enjoying the blog, check out our story as well on tonight’s remarkable drama | If you’re enjoying the blog, check out our story as well on tonight’s remarkable drama |
| 7.04am BST | 7.04am BST |
| 07:04 | 07:04 |
| The Senate had long planned to move on to a defense authorization bill but Rand Paul objected to doing so tonight. The result is that its next vote will be on a judicial nomination on Monday. | The Senate had long planned to move on to a defense authorization bill but Rand Paul objected to doing so tonight. The result is that its next vote will be on a judicial nomination on Monday. |
| 6.55am BST | 6.55am BST |
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| Lois Beckett has the reaction from a protester to tonight’s drama. | Lois Beckett has the reaction from a protester to tonight’s drama. |
| Jill Jacobs, mother of two disabled children, was among the protesters chanting "Shame!" outside Congress earlier. Her reaction: pic.twitter.com/gXbh9V97ZW | Jill Jacobs, mother of two disabled children, was among the protesters chanting "Shame!" outside Congress earlier. Her reaction: pic.twitter.com/gXbh9V97ZW |