The cost of such forgiveness would run into the hundreds of billions of dollars, based on an administration official's estimate.

Such a move could put an end to the court battles over an HHS rule requiring hospitals to post negotiated rates.

The attack involved overloading the HHS servers with millions of hits.

The deal would open the government until Feb. 15 and includes no money for a border wall.

Democrats are putting the Affordable Care Act at the center of their campaigns and using personal experiences to illustrate how a repeal would have hurt them.

Although details of the tax plan are "fluid," Trump has planned a road trip to sell it.

The Trump administration expects the House to vote on health care reform soon after lawmakers return from recess on Tuesday, but a senior GOP congressional aide said there's no vote coming.

In public, President Trump is standing by House Speaker Paul Ryan. Behind closed doors, he is ready to blame Ryan should the American Health Care Act fail.