Trump is lunching with Republican senators today to discuss ObamaCare repeal

Trump picks up cookies on the campaign trail at the Eat'n Park restaurant.
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President Trump is sitting down to lunch with 13 Republican senators on Tuesday to "discuss the status" of the GOP ObamaCare replacement bill, Politico Playbook reports. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly gunning for a June vote to repeal ObamaCare, although some insiders tell Politico that the target has slipped into July.

"Senate Republicans are aggressively trying to rein in expectations for their ObamaCare repeal effort, wary of blowing a deadline or falling short of 50 votes on a promise that has driven the GOP's political strategy for much of the past decade," Politico writes.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.