Politics: Issues

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price at a March 17 news conference with Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio.

6 Changes The Trump Administration Can Still Make To Obamacare

1:52pm March 29, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Republican overhaul bill died, but the health care drama continues. There are lots of ways the administration can change the Affordable Care Act, without congressional approval.

Congress on Tuesday rolled back Internet privacy regulations established under the Obama administration.

Congress Overturns Internet Privacy Regulation

8:32pm March 28, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The rule, which had not yet taken effect, would have required Internet providers to ask permission before selling consumers' personal data. President Trump is expected to sign the rollback.

Girls walk down Lumpkin Street in Hamtramck, Mich.

Hamtramck, Michigan: An Evolving City Of Immigrants

4:33pm March 28, 2017

Hamtramck, Mich., used to be mostly Polish. Now, the population has changed, with a growing population of Muslims, coming mostly from Yemen and Bangladesh.

President Trump suffered a major defeat when the GOP health care legislation failed to be brought for a vote in the House on Friday. What transpired endangers all of Trump's agenda moving forward.

Trump's Agenda May Be Doomed Unless He Learns That 'Little' Stuff Matters

10:25am March 27, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president showed little interest in policy details. If he continues to focus superficially on getting a win instead of learning, Republicans warn that his priorities will continue to be derailed.

What's Next For Health Care On The Hill?

5:06am March 27, 2017

It could be a tough week for President Trump and Capitol Hill, after struggling to pass the health care replacement bill. Jim Hobart, a Republican pollster, talks us through what to expect.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham talks with constituents after a town hall meeting today in Columbia, S.C. Protestors have been showing up in large numbers to congressional town hall meetings across the nation.

Sen. Graham Faces Raucous Town Hall The Day After GOP Fails To Repeal Obamacare

7:47pm March 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Republican South Carolina senator said the President should reach out to Democrats to fix health care, and fought back against the idea that he wasn't doing enough to investigate Russian meddling.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, says the latest version of the GOP bill would let states decide on required benefits.

Letting States Decide Health Coverage Could Make It Harder To Buy

3:17pm March 24, 2017

by Jay Hancock

House Republicans altered their health care bill to let states decide what coverage is required. That would make it harder to buy coverage for childbirth or chronic illness, analysts say.

In North Dakota, No Need For A Permit To Carry A Concealed Handgun

2:58pm March 24, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Critics of the legislation had argued that it was already easy to get a concealed-carry permit in North Dakota.

Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP.

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

11:50pm March 21, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Audie Cornish talks with health policy researcher Leighton Ku about the GOP proposal that would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work.

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Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

5 Insights Into Judge Neil Gorsuch After 2nd Day Of Confirmation Hearings

11:12pm March 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Everything from originalism to mutton-busting was fodder as the Supreme Court nominee took questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.