The Trump admin and Democrats have resumed the fight over Obamacare after the White House announced that they backed a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Braun joins Hallie Jackson to discuss.
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Month: March 2019
Trump administration pushes to completely gut Obamacare in dramatic escalation
Government shifts from previous aim to strike down parts of the ACA, endangering healthcare for millions of Americans
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The Trump administration now believes that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, a major shift in the federal government’s position and one that could endanger health coverage for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions.
In a letter on Monday night, the justice department said it is n...
Trump renews bid to dismantle Obamacare after claiming Mueller victory – live news
Trump administration supports ruling that would throw out the entire Affordable Care Act. Follow along for the latest in US politics
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A caveat to Barr’s summary is that Muller was authorized to probe links to Russia and not just coordination. Barr did not address the former issue in his summary Sunday
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Republicans push phony attack on Green New Deal’s cost, ignore ‘tens of trillions’ in benefits
Opponents of serious climate action are routinely using a nonsensical $93 trillion dollar cost projection to attack the Green New Deal — an effort to mobilize the U.S. economy to shift away from fossil fuels as fast as technologically possible to preserve the livable climate that has made modern civilization possible — even though the figure has been roundly debunked by fact checkers.
The reality is that the price of what are called “core” clean energy techno...
Senate fails to pass vote on “Green New Deal” resolution
The resolution includes plans to remove carbon the nation's economy, reduce greenhouse gases and provide universal health care among other initiatives
Prosecutions for death threats against US politicians spiked last year
Arrests for violent threats against high-profile US politicians spiked in 2018.
There were 23 prosecutions for threats against Donald Trump or those in the presidential line of succession last year, a 130% increase over 2017, when there were 10...
The Health 202: Congress can’t agree on improving Obamacare even as enrollments decline
The debate comes as DOJ says courts should scrap all of Obamacare.