Repeal bill faces deadline

Republicans attempting to roll back the Affordable Care Act face an end-of-the-week deadline to get their bill through the Senate. With 52 GOP senators, the repeal can pass only if at least 50 of them vote for it, and they must do so before Saturday, when the arcane budget window known as “reconciliation” closes. After that date, the bill would need an unattainable 60 votes.