Mar 30 Watch Health Reform's Fate: How the Supreme Court Will Decide After three days of hearings on health care reform, Supreme Court justices held a secret preliminary vote Friday to deliberate the Affordable Care Act's future. Their decision is expected in late June. Jeffrey Brown and The National Law Journal's Marcia… Continue watching
Mar 30 Read, Listen and Even Translate The Supreme Court's Health Care Hearings By Joshua Barajas Opponents and supporters of the health care reform law gather outside the Supreme Court on Monday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images In a wood-paneled conference room on the main floor of the Supreme Court, the justices gathered Friday for a… Continue reading
Mar 30 Tea Leaf Reading at Its Best: Eavesdropping on the Supreme Court By Gwen Ifill I was never tempted to go to law school. But I love to parse language and reasoning, so listening to the audio of this week's Supreme Court health care arguments was -- in its nerdy way -- actually quite enjoyable. Continue reading
Mar 30 Court Arguments, Budget Debate to Shape Presidential Campaign By Christina Bellantoni President Obama waves to guests after speaking about gas prices and oil company tax breaks at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. While no presidential primary contests were held this week, two key events from the… Continue reading
Mar 29 Transportation Bill Extension Further Delays Long-Term Solution Congress is poised to go home for a one-week recess after punting -- once again -- on a long-term transportation funding bill. The Senate on Thursday approved the temporary measure, a 90-day extension for funding road, rail and bridge construction,… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch After Hearings, GOP Candidates Redouble Health Reform Critiques After Hearings, GOP Candidates Redouble Health Reform Critiques… Continue watching
Mar 29 Webcast: Health Reform And The Court Wrap-Up By Kaiser Health News After six hours of historic arguments on the health law, the Supreme Court now begins its deliberations. What were the key moments in the debate, and how might they affect the outcome? Our partners at Kaiser Health News hosted a… Continue reading
Mar 29 Romney's Inevitability Argument Bolstered by Rubio Endorsement By Christina Bellantoni Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi participate in a news conference earlier this week. Rubio endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday. Sure, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich spent their days vowing to… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch News Wrap: Zimmerman Video Surfaces From Night of Trayvon Martin's Death In other news Thursday, new police video emerged of a handcuffed George Zimmerman from the night of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's death. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self-defense, but an attorney said the video showed no sign of injuries. Continue watching
Mar 28 Minus a Mandate, Health Law Would Still Affect Millions By Julie Appleby Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call If the Supreme Court strikes down the requirement that most Americans carry health insurance - along with related provisions that insurers must sell to people with pre-existing conditions and not charge the sick more… Continue reading