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Mischief in the Capitol as GOP rebels stir up trouble

By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
Published: March 3, 2017, 1:27pm
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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. meet with reporters Feb. 27, 2017, outside the White House in Washington following their meeting with President Donald Trump inside. The Capitol is suddenly awash with trouble-makers and rebels, and that's just the Republicans. Whatever GOP unity was produced by Donald Trump's victory in November has all but disappeared, and Republican leaders are confronting open rebellion in their ranks as they try to finalize health care legislation.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. meet with reporters Feb. 27, 2017, outside the White House in Washington following their meeting with President Donald Trump inside. The Capitol is suddenly awash with trouble-makers and rebels, and that's just the Republicans. Whatever GOP unity was produced by Donald Trump's victory in November has all but disappeared, and Republican leaders are confronting open rebellion in their ranks as they try to finalize health care legislation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) Photo Gallery

WASHINGTON — The Capitol is suddenly awash with troublemakers and rebels — and that’s just the Republicans.

Whatever GOP unity was produced by Donald Trump’s victory in November has all but disappeared, and Republican leaders are confronting open rebellion in their ranks as they try to finalize health care legislation.

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