Health Mar 15 Beyond the top-line numbers, what else was in CBO’s report on new health care bill? We, and much of the Internet, reported the headlines from the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the House Republican health care bill Monday. But the 37-page CBO analysis, and the agency’s 30-minute call with reporters immediately after its release, was…
Health Mar 07 Everything you need to know about the new GOP health care bill Here are some of the most important changes and unknowns of the American Health Care Act.
Politics Mar 01 The 46 topics Donald Trump covered in his address to Congress Yes, these remarks often contain laundry lists of proposals. But 46 topics in an hour is significant by any measure.
Politics Feb 28 What to watch for in Trump’s address to Congress It’s one of the few yet-to-be-done items on President Donald Trump’s political list: Address Congress. As the 45th president prepares to give his technically-not-a-State-of-the-Union address to a joint session of Congress, we’ve put together a short list of things to…
Politics Feb 21 5 big decisions straight ahead for Trump and Republicans The opening measures of the Trump presidency have been a wild percussion. But after that first rapid-fire burst of a month, Republicans are now staring at large, sweeping decisions that they have considered for years but must make soon.
Politics Feb 16 House GOP documents outline plan to replace Obamacare Policy documents given to PBS NewsHour indicate GOP House members want to phase out Medicaid expansion and expand and enhance health savings accounts.
Politics Feb 09 The unseen workers who guided the Senate through marathon nominee sessions The Senate held back-to-back overnight sessions this week, forcing U.S. Capitol Building workers to put in long shifts during debates over Cabinet nominees.
Politics Feb 01 Why Sen. Orrin Hatch suspended committee rules to advance Trump nominees On the second day of boycott from Democrats, Hatch says they ‘haven’t done a thing to help cooperate" with hearings for Steve Mnuchin, Rep. Tom Price.
Politics Feb 01 A blur of a week in politics, slowed down The pace of action over the course of President Trump’s first days in office meant that just as Americans started digesting one news item, the next was rolling out at full-speed. Here’s an attempt at putting a haze of action…
Politics Jan 30 White House charges critics didn’t read refugee order, but didn’t post it for three days As critics protested President Trump’s executive order on refugees over the weekend, and administration officials claimed the policy was being implemented smoothly, the White House charged that the criticism was based on too few people looking at the actual order.