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January 6, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Will Democrats Help Appoint Trump’s Worst Nominee?
Some Senate Democrats are reportedly warming to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services.
November 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stock Market Tanks as Trump Unveils Nightmare Cabinet Picks
Remember when everyone was excited the stock market spiked after Trump’s election win? Well, turns out it was very short-lived.
November 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Sucking Up to Trump Dodge Questions on RFK Jr.
Not a single Republican lawmaker seems willing to criticize Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary.
August 20, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
Trump’s Title X Restrictions Are Nothing Short of Coercion
The administration's gag rule could force reproductive health clinics to function more like anti-abortion “pregnancy centers.”
July 6, 2018
Kaila Philo
Is the Trump administration keeping its promise to reunite migrant families?
December 3, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
America's Medical Bill Didn't Spike Last Year
More good news, although it's hard to know how long it will last
November 20, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Government Overstated Obamacare Enrollment by 400,000 People. That's Inexcusable.
November 18, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
What Jon Gruber's Quotes Really Tell Us About Obamacare—and American Politics
September 24, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Is Such a Disaster That Even More Insurers Want to Be Part of It
That train is going to wreck. Really. Any day now.
September 18, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Critics Said Obama Was 'Cooking the Books.' New Data Shows He Wasn't.
September 3, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
New Report: Health Care Costs Are Escalating Much More Slowly
But still not clear how long slowdown will last—or why it's happening
August 25, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Why Free Birth Control Is a Big Deal
The latest news on Hobby Lobby and Obamacare's controversial mandate
August 22, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obama Tweaks the Birth Control Mandate—and the Right Is Still Angry
August 6, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Next Obamacare Glitch
Let's hope they fix this one before it happens
July 7, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
QEDaily: Hobby Lobby Is More Complicated Than You Think
May 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Is Getting the Benghazi Treatment, Courtesy of House Republicans
April 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Sebelius Legacy: One Epic Tech Failure, Millions of Newly Insured Americans
March 12, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Enrollment Didn't Slow Down in February
Attention, critics: February has 28 days.
March 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Enrollment Now Up to 4 Million
February 16, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
One in Five Obamacare Applicants Didn't Pay a Premium—Should We Care?

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