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Scrambling. what is the white houses strategy? are they trying to repeal and replace at the same time or hold off and do repeal and replacement later? i talked to a senior white house official who said the president and the white house are still very much anxious to do repeal and replace together, but at the same time they are very much looking at this possible new strategy of doing a repeal stand alone first, and then forcing or trying at least to force congress to get a replacement bill later ...

Team fox coverage ahead. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. john roberts is out in the yard. good morning. >> the tweet you showed from the president there is really a stark departure in his thinking. during the election campaign and during the transition, the president insists that repeal and replacement of obamacare needed to happen if not simultaneously within a very short period of time because he was afraid of people losing coverage. this idea now that if the senate cannot coalesce aroun...

Obamacare. several gop senators worried about proposed medicaid cuts. now a revises the review illustrates a tough political sell. the senate legislation as is stands cbo says reduced pled caid spending by $772 billion over the next decade and in part because they know its making it harder, a small band of conservatives persuaded the president to embrace a new approach. first, repeal obamacare and separate effort to craft a replacement bill. hearon the presidents tweet today backing this two-ste...

Repeal without a replacement bill, the cbo says 18 million americans would be uninsured in the first year alone, 18 million who have insurance now would not have insurance. 32 million would not have insurance by 2026, they say. cbo also says premiums would rise dramatically, because young, healthier people wouldnt be forced to buy insurance. how much of a blunder could this be potentially for the republicans? >> its harder to imagine anything stupider in that context. you could push people out o...

Senate obamacare replacement bill. >> health care is working along very well. were going to have a big surprise with a great health care package. >> what is the big surprise, sir? >> its going to be great. >> the surprise might be the last thing people with health care might want to hear or experience. the president made a point of putting it out there, and a surprise might be coming. whether thats good or bad remains to be seen. whats clear is that donald trump enjoys telling us all to stay tun...

Before the president got ready to go to his fund-raiser tonight at the hotel bearing his name, he made some remarks for the cameras about the stalled senate obamacare replacement bill. >> health care is working along very well. were going to have a big surprise with a great health care package. >> what is the big surprise, sir? >> its going to be great. >> the surprise might be the last thing people with health care might want to hear or experience. the president made a point of putting it out t...

Think about forming a 9/11 type commission, because theres nothing more important that the american people have confidence in their votes when they go to the ballot box, either for the midterm elections in 2018 or the next presidential election in 2020. >> thanks. coming up next, the president is promising a big surprise on the obamacare replacement bill. well look at what it might be, as well as his habit of telling us to stay tuned for something, and then not necessarily delivering. were kee...

You want to work with the europeans to tighten up what the nato alliance can do. you want to find and prosecute hackers. if the russian government is subcontracting this to some of the private hacking organizations in that country. theres so much that has to be done. this should have been the first executive order signed january 20th. you ought to -- they ought to think about forming a 9/11 type commission, because theres nothing more important that the american people have confidence in their v...

Care act faced last year made aetna decide they should pull out. we can address this, but we have to do it in bipartisan way, wolf. >> the president tweeted this yesterday about health care. republican senators are working very hard to get there with no help from the democrats. not easy! perhaps just let obamacare crash and burn. a lot of democrats worry that the president, and you just suggested it, that his policies and executive orders will literally sabotage whats left of obamacare unless co...

Right now do have that. remember, this order is only supposed to last 120 days. all the folks, the refugees swept up by that order do have the u.s. connection. so, you know, at the margins, jeff is right, there will be a few people like tourists from somalia and yemen who have no connection to the united states. the order goes into effect with respect to them. im not sure if thats a class of zero or one, something like that. but its certainly not something that the president is billing as oh, it...