Obamacare

Last week, the wife of Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) went on a self-described rant on social media about her health coverage. New video: Dem congressman Joe Cunningham's wife is outraged her taxpayer-subsidized Obamacare plan doesn't pay for her therapy, thei…

John Oliver urges Democrats to get rid of the filibuster if they take control of the Senate, and the A.V. Club reports:Still, as Oliver noted, the growing call to abolish this 60-vote threshold (which, despite said fringes go-to Constitutional argument) is no…

(Bloomberg) -- Congress returns to work Monday with a heavy agenda and slim prospects of getting much done beyond the bare minimum of keeping the government funded and operating after the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces a crucial …

Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz wrested his inland California district from a Republican in 2012 and has coasted to double-digit victories the last two elections. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Voters in Californias 36th Congressional District have a novel opportunity: T…

To the Editor: Re What the Rally Playlists Say About the Candidates (news graphic, Aug. 21): The Bruce Springsteen song We Take Care of Our Own is in no way an Obamacare anthem. Though it was played at Barack Obamas re-election rallies, it was recorded in 2…

The health care debate in the Democratic primary so far has, for the most part, revolved around a single question: Medicare for Allor something else?  Given the persistent political and policy challenges to passing and implementing a single-payer system alon…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said pressuring Republicans to act on gun violence will be a top priority this fall for Democrats, according to a letter to his colleagues released on Thurs…

President Donald Trump with Congressional Republicans after the House approved the American Healthcare Act, May 4, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Looming court decisions could throw the individual market into chaos.This really ought to be a good, or at least …

This weekend, it happened again: more mass shootings in America. This time, gunmen in an attack in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and another in Mobile, Alabama, shot dozens of people, with at least several reported dead. Already, the shootings have led to demands for action. “How many of @JohnCornyn @tedcruz…

After mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, this weekend, Americans are confronting the country’s unique relationship with guns. America is certainly an exceptional country when it comes to firearms. It’s one of the few countries in which the right to bear arms is constitutionally protected. But…