Capitol Ink · 116th Congress
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Nobody found a thrill on “Coronavirus Hill,” from April 1, which depicted the isolation the country was feeling from being shut down.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
The health care price transparency revolution begins next month
Such inflated bills cause more than 1 in six 6 Americans to have medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. In some states, such as Texas, this ratio increases to around 1 in 4.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Battle for Congress hinges on top of ticket, pandemic dynamics
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Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Democrats keep focus on Supreme Court case on Obamacare
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats made the lawsuit a focal point of Senate hearings last week on Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP attack ads and ‘Nebraska Nice’ fuel Don Bacon rematch with Kara Eastman
He credits that style with helping him win other competitive elections — in 2016, he unseated Democrat Brad Ashford by 1 point.
Congress · 116th Congress
Election issues loom large in Senate questioning of Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court seat
[jwp-video n=”1″] Barrett sat before the panel for the first of two days of questioning by lawmakers with just a pen and blank pad of paper on the otherwise bare witness table.
Congress · 116th Congress
How a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3 could restore Congress’ power
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Policy · 116th Congress
Why Obamacare might survive the Supreme Court
[jwp-video n=”1″] Yet the fate of the law hinges on a separate legal argument called “severability,” or whether a smaller part of the law that is found unconstitutional can be wiped out while
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death
[jwp-video n=”1″] With a third Trump appointee, “it may very well be Chief Justice Roberts is not in a position anymore to make those votes that go against the grain and show the respect for
Opinion · 116th Congress
Nancy Pelosi may be many things. But ‘crazy’ isn’t one of them
[jwp-video n=”1″] Well before Trump was ever elected, Doug Heye worked as communications director for the Republican National Committee during Pelosi’s first term as speaker and later as an
Opinion · 116th Congress
To my Republican friends in Washington
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. Follow him on Twitter @reedgalen.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Stalled COVID-19 package may allow Republicans to flip health care in their favor
Constituents frustrated at the prospect of not knowing what their health care would look like that year voted 4-to-1 in favor of Democratic challengers.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
As Tom Cotton courts controversy, he runs unopposed in Arkansas
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democratic consultant Robert McLarty was cautious, saying he’d want to see more surveys before concluding there was an actual shift in opinion.
Policy · 116th Congress
Opening day for SBA loans brings big obstacles, calls for fixes
Complaints from banks over the program’s setup led the SBA to double interest rates from 0.50 percent to 1 percent in its interim final rule.
Congress · 116th Congress
Schumer, Wyden push for faster unemployment checks, new Obamacare enrollment window
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’re going to work it out, so we’re going to try and get for that certain group of people a cash payment,” Trump said Thursday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Court strikes down individual mandate for Obamacare
Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled, 2-1, in its long-awaited decision that the so-called “individual mandate” to get insurance cannot stand after Republicans zeroed out the tax penalty for not having
Congress · 116th Congress
High-stakes lawsuit makes health care law a 2020 issue
[jwp-video n=”1″] The 5th Circuit denied a request from the Texas-led coalition last week to delay oral arguments in the case after the court asked both sides to file supplemental briefs regarding
Video · 116th Congress
Former CBO director: If Congress wanted to change Obamacare, they ‘blew it’ with their process
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Video · 116th Congress
Trump: ‘I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be’
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he “was never a fan of John McCain” after a series of recent tweets critiquing