Republican unity frays in Obamacare repeal debate

WASHINGTON: Republican leaders and the White House presented a united front Friday in their bid to ditch Obamacare, but the replacement plan -- still incomplete, still hidden from public view -- is meeting increasing pushback from rank-and-file conservatives.

With Democrats of a single mind to keep the landmark health-care reforms in place, US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan can ill afford an open revolt within the very party that has waged war on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the past seven years.