What The GOP Health Plan Doesn't Fix

Trump fails to reach beyond his base as independents’ disapproval grows [NPR Politics]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Brittany Mayes/NPR Top Stories This Week - White House staff top-heavy payroll [totals nearly $36 million,]( by Tamara Keith - [Trump's graphic insult]( of cable host crossed a line for many, by Miles Parks - Analysis: CNN resignations are [a sign of the high stakes]( in covering Trump's administration, by David Folkenflik - Supreme Court rules [religious school can use taxpayer funds]( for playground, by Nina Totenberg - Insiders worry about Justice Department lawyers [speaking the White House podium,]( by Carrie Johnson --------------------------------------------------------------- Trump Fails To Reach Beyond His Base As Independents’ Disapproval Grows President Trump's support among independent voters has eroded since he took office. Though he still clings to a loyal base of supporters, his overall disapproval among Americans has reached record highs, according to a new [NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll.]( Just 37 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing just over five months into his tenure, while 51 percent disapprove. Forty percent of those polled strongly disapprove of Trump's performance, twice the 20 percent who strongly approved. The most pronounced swing seen in the poll was among independents. [See The Poll Results]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Obamacare Has Its Problems, But Experts Say GOP Health Care Plan Doesn’t Fix Them The day after a Congressional Budget Office report said the Senate’s health bill would leave [22 million more people uninsured]( by 2026, Senate Republicans [delayed a vote on the plan]( until after their July Fourth recess. Here’s what you need to know about the Republican proposal: - The bill leaves [key health care problems]( unresolved - The plan could [affect the midterms]( and beyond - [Just 17 percent of Americans approve]( of the proposal - Republican [senators from opioid-ravaged states]( are uneasy - Medicaid, which would see changes, [affects the lives of millions]( - Seniors, young people, the wealthy: [Who wins and who loses]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Fundraising, Foreign Agents And Federal Law Get caught up on the latest NPR reporting about the president's potential conflicts of interest and business ties: [Mixing business and the presidency, Trump holds fundraiser at his Washington hotel.]( Peter Overby spoke to a former ethics counselor to George W. Bush, who called the event an example of “pay to play” at $35,000 to $100,000 to attend. [Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort registered as a foreign agent.]( Over a period of two years, the firm owned by President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort made over $17 million from a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. While it was known that Manafort had ties in Ukraine when he resigned from Trump's campaign in August, a new filing with the Foreign Agents Registration Act brought the value of the consulting work to light this week, as Jim Zarroli reported. [An ethics group says U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's retweet violated a federal law.]( Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called for an investigation into whether Haley may have violated the Hatch Act, which bars executive branch employees from political activity, by sharing a message from President Trump supporting Republican congressional candidate Ralph Norman, Mollie Simon reported. --------------------------------------------------------------- Ron's Office Hours: Who's In Charge Of Foreign Policy? CJ Riculun and Bronson Arcuri/NPR President Trump plans a European trip next week for the G20 Summit in Germany, a gathering of representatives of the world's major economies. The high-profile meetings will reinforce the general sense Americans share of any president: He is the head of state, the face of the nation, the principal architect of U.S. foreign policy and our advocate in the counsels of global power. Yet, in fact, the president makes and executes foreign policy not by himself but in a complex partnership with Congress. The role of Capitol Hill is easy to overlook, especially because Congress usually attracts far less attention in carrying out its part of the foreign policy-making process. And this month Congress seems to be reasserting itself on international affairs. [Watch The Video]( You received this message because you're subscribed to our Politics emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 [NPR]