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The Supreme Court deferred a decision on a case challenging the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Obamacare: A big issue voters might be missing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted February 5, 2020 at 12:00pm
President Donald Trump greets lawmakers as he walks into the House chamber on Tuesday to deliver his State of the Union address. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s speech rolled out Republicans’ blueprint for general election

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 5, 2020 at 7:49am
Participants hold signs during the Senate Democrats’ rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the U.S. Capitol on June 6, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

States weigh expansion of their Medicaid programs

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 5, 2020 at 6:00am
Chinese students wear masks as they wait to take a train in Beijing on Friday. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to almost 9,700 in mainland China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

US health system could face strain if coronavirus spreads here

By Andrew Siddons
Posted January 31, 2020 at 8:33am
(Ian Wagreich/CQ Roll Call file photo)

HHS cheers overdose drop but urges states to cap Medicaid

By Andrew Siddons and Emily Kopp
Posted January 31, 2020 at 8:28am
President Joe Biden announced that he would revisit the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug, but states are pushing ahead with legalization efforts.

Momentum on marijuana moves to statehouses

By Emily Kopp
Posted January 29, 2020 at 6:01am
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 23: Storm clouds pass over the dome of the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Deficit widens, economic growth slows in new CBO outlook

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 28, 2020 at 4:06pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday the U.S. government is expanding screenings of travelers from China in order to quickly quarantine anyone who arrives while ill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

US won’t rule out travel restrictions as China outbreak worsens

By Andrew Siddons
Posted January 28, 2020 at 2:00pm
The "public charge" rule was originally issued last August by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under Ken Cuccinelli, the agency's acting director. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule to proceed

By Camila DeChalus and Tanvi Misra
Posted January 27, 2020 at 4:18pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., departs from a news conference Tuesday. On Monday Durbin and other Democrats held a press conference to advocate for the NO BAN Act. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

US ready for potential coronavirus outbreak, CDC assures lawmakers

By Lauren Clason, Jennifer Shutt and Andrew Siddons
Posted January 24, 2020 at 4:10pm