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House Republicans Sue Obama Administration over Health Law House Republicans are already striking back at what they call abuse of executive power. Today, they sued the Obama Administration for presidential actions they say violated the Affordable Care Act. Elise Viebeck covers the politics of health care for The Hill , which focuses on the Senate and Congress.
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The Politics and Legalities of Ebola Quarantines Nurse Kaci Hickox was put into a mandatory quarantine in New Jersey over the weekend after she returned from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. Hickox says she was not showing symptoms and shouldn’t have been isolated, and charged that her civil rights were violated.
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Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to Obamacare Federal subsidies are crucial to making health insurance affordable under Obamacare, but are they legal in 34 states that refused to build their own health care exchanges? Today, one federal court said “no,” threatening some $36 billion in assistance for almost 5 million people… while another court said “yes.”
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National Security: An Adult in the Room America’s mainstream media are obsessed with President Trump’s off-hand policymaking in military and foreign affairs. But his mistakes don’t justify the unquestioned authority given the Pentagon, the CIA and the FBI.