Obamacare

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Trump administration and states challenging Obamacare to respond by Friday, January 10, to an appeal filed by defenders of the health care law. Such a highly abbreviated timeline — the rules normally …

States Ask for High Court Review of Obamacare Ruling(Radio)

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predecessor's accomplishments in his own win column. A look at some of his rhetoric on impeachment, the economy a…

In a move that could put the Obama-era health insurance law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in the coming months. He is due to preside over a Senate impeachment trial, while the Supreme Court he leads will rule on a tit…

TLDR: The fate of Obamacare continues to be up in the air for at least another year. We would be well-served if all members of Congress adopted a New Years Resolution to craft better-written laws that are more understandable, workable, and sustainable.Just be…

President Obama celebrates with lawmakers after signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance bill in March 2010. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images Whether you you think the new decade starts at midnight Tuesday or a year f…

Describing his preparation process for the impeachment trial of President Trump, Mitch McConnell told Fox News Sean Hannity last week that Everything I do during this, Im coordinating with the White House counsel. He added, There will be no difference between…

Congress is taking its fight into the holidays. A lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee says Democrats are open to impeaching President Trump again if new evidence of obstruction emerges. The comment was part of a petition to interview former White House c…

Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University The Affordable Care Act remains on life support after a panel of federal judges ruled on Dec. 18, 2019 that the laws individual mandate requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. The decision…