US Republicans roll dice on health care

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell will try to pull a political rabbit out of his hat Thursday when he unveils a revamped health care bill, after unpopular earlier versions frustrated conservatives and moderates in his party.

With opposition growing, and McConnell postponing the Senate’s August recess by two weeks to allow more time to bring skeptical lawmakers on board and salvage Donald Trump’s top legislative priority, the president used his bully pulpit to urge fellow Republicans to rally round the effort.