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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Federal judge deals potentially fatal blow to Obamacare

    On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional -- after Congress ended the fine on people who didn’t carry insurance. For now, Obamacare will continue to function normally.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 17, 2018 • 1 min read

    On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional -- after Congress ended the fine on people who didn’t carry insurance. For now, Obamacare will continue to function normally. But after the Texas ruling, the case will likely reach the Supreme Court.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Pete Holmes on his ‘Dirty Clean’ comedy special
    1. 0:00Russians used social media to target African Americans during 2016 election
    2. 7:04Federal judge deals potentially fatal blow to ObamacareYou’re reading this
    3. 14:53Controversy over a mural at a Koreatown public school
    4. 23:56Actor and comedian Pete Holmes on ‘Dirty Clean’
    5. 38:25Christmas in Iceland: 13 Santa Clauses and a child-eating cat
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