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Philip Klein is managing editor of the Washington Examiner. He is the author of Conservative Survival in the Romney Era and Overcoming Obamacare: Three Approaches to Reversing the Government Takeover of Health Care.
Klein is a former Washington correspondent for the American Spectator.
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don't Public support for Obamacare now stands at 55% compared to 17% for the replacement bill passed by Republicans in the House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept the Senate's Republican deliberations completely secret — and Democrats are politically outraged. Behind closed doors, one of the questions is: How soon will millions of people lose Medicaid coverage? Meantime, continued uncertainty has insurance companies conducting a "slow-motion meltdown."
Obamacare After Obama The Affordable Care Act is “the biggest and most controversial new law in a generation.” It’s created a new safety net for millions of Americans who can now get health insurance at an affordable price. But that’s not the end of the story. After extensive reporting, Paul Demko of POLITICO reports that Obamacare is both a success… and a failure.
Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?
Republicans Vote to Slash the Federal Budget Republicans are trying to make good on the promises that gave them control of the House of Representatives-- planning action on 600 amendments to this year’s budget before taking off for the Presidents’ Day weekend. Will the Senate and the White House allow 100 billion dollars in spending reductions? Would they make a dent in the deficit?
Republicans Vote to Slash the Federal Budget Republicans are trying to make good on the promises that gave them control of the House of Representatives-- planning action on 600 amendments to this year’s budget before taking off for the Presidents’ Day weekend. Will the Senate and the White House allow 100 billion dollars in spending reductions? Would they make a dent in the deficit?
A Growing Divide among American Jews about Israel Even before Israel's bloody effort to enforce the blockade of Gaza, a lengthy article in the New York Review of Books created a firestorm with an attack on mainstream pro-Israel organizations in the United States. It reported a growing division among American Jews with potential consequences for Israel. We speak with the author of the report and others in the US and Israel.
A Rift Grows in the American Jewish Community Israel's bloody enforcement of its Gaza Strip blockade has exposed a growing division among American Jews. AIPAC , the traditional Jewish lobby, played up five Islamic "Radicals" aboard ship. A competing lobby group, J Street , focused on the blockade's impact on Palestinians. Even before Israel's defense of the blockade, a lengthy article in the New York Review of Books created a firestorm with an attack on mainstream Jewish organizations in the US, and a recent survey shows young, liberal American Jews are unwilling to support Israel right or wrong. Is Israel failing to hear an important message? What are the implications for the Obama Administration and US policy?
A Grim Backdrop Ahead of the State of the Union With all that's happened during the past year, it's hard to believe that Barack Obama has yet to deliver his first address on the State of the Union . One day before that address, Obama faces a grim outlook on the economy and the mid-term elections. Wall Street's not lending, and unemployment threatens the middle class. The benefits from the stimulus package get less attention than the deficit. The Republican upset in Massachusetts has healthcare reform on life support, and Democrats from other states are declining to stand for re-election. With his own approval ratings on the decline, can one of America's most gifted orators turn things around?
Obama Gets a Senate Healthcare Bill for Christmas It's down to a few days and a few procedural votes – by Christmas Eve, the Senate is expected to pass its version of a long-awaited healthcare reform bill. The legislation has caused rancor in the Senate and is filled with compromises that aren't in the House version of the bill. When the House and Senate sit down to reconcile their two pieces of legislation, what will the final bill look like? What's the political cost of reaching an agreement on reform?
Obama Gets a Senate Healthcare Bill for Christmas It's down to a few days and a few procedural votes – by Christmas Eve, the Senate is expected to pass its version of a long-awaited healthcare reform bill. The legislation has caused rancor in the Senate and is filled with compromises that aren't in the House version of the bill. When the House and Senate sit down to reconcile their two pieces of legislation, what will the final bill look like? What's the political cost of reaching an agreement on reform?
The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.