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How Obamacare Became a Winning Issue

Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress. Now it’s going to help them take it back.

How to Win in Trump Country

For Joe Manchin, it's simple: Keep it local. Focus on health care. And don't run against the president.

Red-State Voters Take Medicaid Expansion Into Their Own Hands

The midterms will feature four ballot initiatives in Republican territory.

The Myth of Normal America

There are no good old days to return to in U.S. politics. The truth about a post-Trump era.

Republicans, Remove This Madman From Power

As Trump tweets yet more provocations at North Korea, his ruling party must act before it's too late.

Why Republicans Should Defend Obamacare

The GOP's hatred of the Affordable Care Act is blinding them to an obvious strategy to regain the upper hand in the health care fight. But that would require accepting the ACA as the law of the land.

The Presidency in Exile

Republicans can still save America from Trump. Will they turn a blind eye to his corruption, or finally take steps to slow his authoritarian slide?

Next on Republicans’ Agenda: Sabotaging Obamacare

In many ways, this will be a harder fight for Democrats than the repeal effort.

The Republicans’ Real, Deceitful Endgame to Repeal Obamacare

Don't be fooled by their sales pitch for the disastrous "skinny repeal" bill.

There Is No End to the Republicans’ Lies

GOP senators vowed not to consider Obamacare repeal without a satisfactory replacement, and yet, that is exactly what they're doing now.

Democrats, Not Republicans, Stand for “Freedom” in Health Care

Obamacare increased Americans’ personal liberty. Trumpcare would do the opposite. Here's how Democrats can make the GOP pay for that.

The Republicans’ Obamacare ‘Waterloo’ Moment Has Arrived

Sam Stein returns to discuss the death of Trumpcare and whether its failure will motivate Republicans to confront the president on other issues.

How to Sell “Medicare for All” to All Americans

Democrats increasingly support a single-payer health care system—and Republicans are already on the attack. Let the messaging wars begin.

How Trumpcare Dies

Republicans' health care legislation is on the fritz. Here's what it'll take to grind it to a halt indefinitely.

The Media’s Unacceptable Silence on the Republican Health Care Bill

The Senate legislation couldn’t withstand a week of scrutiny, and the GOP wants to pass it anyway. That's a major news story—every single day.

Bernie Sanders and the Progressive Left’s Selfless Defense of Obamacare

If Republicans repeal the law, single-payer health care could become reality. And yet, unlike the conservative right, the left wing of the Democratic Party is putting the public interest over ideology.