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New report stacks up ‘Medicare for All’ and the ‘public option’ by cost and coverage
A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?
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Listen 4:04MeToo leader launches new hashtag to mobilize voters
It reflects a frustration among activists that issues of sexual violence and harassment have largely been absent from the debate stage and campaign trail.
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7 questions ahead of the next Democratic primary debate
The last few weeks have been dominated by the congressional impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But Democratic presidential candidates take center stage again this week.
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How to know which impeachment polls to believe – and which to skip
Pollsters are trying their best to track public opinion about the House Democrats’ decision to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
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Democratic candidates divided on health care will soon be drowning in data
The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.
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Listen 6:49Biden takes on Trump with a sweeping ethics plan, amid push back over Ukraine
Joe Biden unveiled an ethics plan on Monday that directly targets President Trump, accusing him of creating the "most corrupt administration in modern history."
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Impeachment dominates, but much other work awaits Congress
Impeachment may have leapfrogged to the top of the national agenda, however, members of Congress are returning to Washington this coming week with mixed hopes of success.
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Cory Booker on impeachment: ‘I swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution’
New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker supports Trump's impeachment inquiry regardless of polls showing that most Americans prefer to wait for the next election.
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Anatomy of the phone call now imperiling Trump’s presidency
There were dozens of ears listening to Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine that is at the center of a House impeachment inquiry, as many eyes that saw what he said.
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Heads up: A ruling on the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act is coming
A decision in the latest court case to threaten the future of the Affordable Care Act could come as soon as this month.
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Joe Biden calls for Trump impeachment ‘to preserve our constitution’
Up until now Biden had reserved judgment, saying he supported the House's impeachment inquiry and wanted to see what the facts showed.
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How you can help Philadelphia get a fair count in the census
Philadelphia, along with the rest of the country, is about to witness a rare opportunity. No, it’s not the return of Halley’s Comet — that’s in 2061. It’s the U.S. Census!
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Census errs again, makes mistakes measuring poverty nationwide
In response, a census spokesperson said, “We are confident in the resources we have to conduct the census and continue the work on our ongoing surveys.”
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President Trump doesn’t need to release his tax returns — for now
A federal appeals court has granted President Trump a temporary stay of decision, and he will not have to turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney.
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Abortion, guns and gay rights on the docket for Supreme Court’s new term
The Supreme Court may be eager to portray itself as an apolitical institution. But this term, political questions writ large are knocking at the high court door.
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