A bitter blow to Trump: US Senate rejects partial Obamacare repeal
The extraordinarily tense vote -- held in the dead of night -- came down to the wire, with Republican Senator John McCain casting the deciding vote against the legislation.
(AFP) - US Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party in stunned disarray and President Donald Trump's dreams of repealing his predecessor's health reforms on ice.
The vote -- held in the dead of night -- came down to the wire, with the decisive moment resting with Senator John McCain, recently diagnosed with brian cancer, who sided with two moderate Republicans in voting with Democrats to oppose the legislation.
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