49 to 51. Three Republican senators break ranks, ending what could be their party’s last plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Plus: What’s so bad about Obamacare anyway? Guests: Thomas Kaplan, a congressional correspondent for The Times, joins us from the Senate press gallery at 2 a.m.; Abby Goodnough, who covers health care. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nyti.ms/2tZRHMp.

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