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| | | |  | | THE TAKE with ABC News' Rick Klein | | | If intra-party war is what they want, that is what they have. Roy Moore's win in Alabama moves a divided Republican Party even further in a Trumpian direction – further, in fact, than Trump himself would take it. It's telling that, in celebrating Moore's victory, Steve Bannon immediately took credit for the retirement of Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who was considered for the Trump ticket and secretary of state. Bannon and company already considered it open season on incumbent Republicans, and now he has a giant piece of evidence from a voting base in a deep-red state to cite in recruiting and considering options. Arizona, Nevada, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah - the map suddenly opens up with possibilities for Trumpist forces, if not necessarily for Trump himself. As for President Trump, he seems certain to turn (again) on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the wake of last night's loss, not to mention the latest health care whiff. Does anyone think Trump will defer to the establishment again when it comes to choosing which candidates to support, even if that means going against sitting office-holders? What happens when the insurgency is run out of the presidency? | | | |  | | The future for health care | | | Repeal and replace is dead – again. And there's no guarantee for what comes next. The top Republican and top Democrats on the Senate health committee both said yesterday they were willing to take a second crack at negotiating smaller, bipartisan fixes to try to stabilize the individual insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell implied their route was the obvious next step. But even if those committee members come back to the table, it could be hard to keep them seated. Tough talks can be a lot tougher without a promise that any deal reached has a real future. Just a few weeks ago the president and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan indicated they had little interest in signing a bill that fundamentally propped up the law instead of repealing it. How they respond to bipartisan talks this go-around could make all the difference. On a policy level too, Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders agreed this week that insurance companies, in their opinion, had profited too much under current law, ABC News MaryAlice Parks' notes. If the Senate committee agrees to a deal that reinforces federal subsidies to insurance companies, can that even pass the Senate, to say nothing of the House or the White House? | | | |  | | What you need to know today | | 1. Happy tax day: President Trump travels to Indianapolis to outline his tax reform plan, the last major legislative item standing in 2017. 2. Stranger things: The president's endorsement and $8 million from Mitch McConnell-aligned groups couldn't help an incumbent senator win. Alabama Sen. Luther Strange was defeated in last night's GOP primary runoff by firebrand, anti-establishment candidate Roy Moore. 3. Another blow to the GOP establishment: Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee announced Tuesday he won't seek re-election in 2018. 4. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy conceded that they "don't have the votes" on their health care proposal. 5. Trump said Tuesday "we are totally prepared" for military engagement with North Korea, though it's not a "preferred option," the same day his administration announced new sanctions on eight North Korean banks and over two dozen North Korean officials working overseas for those banks. | | | | "I wasn't preoccupied with the NFL. I was ashamed of what was taking place." -- President Trump | | After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018. The Washington Post Exclusive: IRS shares information with special counsel in Russia probe. CNN Sean Spicer lawyers up as Russia probe heats up. The Daily Beast | | This email was sent to bamsdum.xiomi@blogger.com
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