The minority leader’s action underscores how nervous Republicans are about the strategy their president is pursuing.
Month: March 2019
Sen. Baldwin on healthcare: Disregard words, follow the actions
The battle over healthcare is back, as President Trump feels emboldened to undercut President Obama’s signature accomplishment once again. Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to discuss the potential effects of repealing Obamacare.
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Justice Breyer warns of the ‘greatest judicial power grab since Marbury v. Madison’
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared likely to execute what Justice Stephen Breyer described as the “greatest judicial power grab” since its 1803 decision holding that federal courts have the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
Breyer’s warning referred to Kisor v. Wilkie, a case for which the court heard oral arguments last week. Chief Justice John Roberts suggested in some of his questions during that session that he ...
House Democrats adopt Green New Deal jobs talking point as they reveal new climate bill
Less than 24 hours after the Green New Deal resolution faced a setback in the Senate, House Democrats appeared to have broadly adopted one of the proposal’s leading talking points as they pitched separate climate legislation.
“This is about jobs, about good, paying green jobs,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Wednesday, introducing the Climate Action Now Act, also known as House Resolution 9.
The new resolution urges the United States to remain in the...
In Divided White House, Trump Sided With Mulvaney in Push for Nullifying Health Act
The decision by the Trump administration to push for a court-ordered demolition of the Affordable Care Act came after President Trump sided with his chief of staff over his lawyers.
Collins ‘surprised’ and ‘appalled’ by Trump health care move
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she's "surprised" and "appalled" by the Trump administration's decision to argue in court that the Affordable Care Act should be thrown out, ...
Republican Lawmakers Brace For Impact Of Renewed Push To Repeal Obamacare
The Trump administration's decision to fight for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act in court sent shock-waves across Congress, where lawmakers were caught off guard by the renewed repeal effort.
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The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump drags GOP into new ObamaCare fight
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