Obama Administration Paves Way for States to Bail Out Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops

The Daily Signal
May 11, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where the Obama administration hopes to resuscitate Obamacare "co-ops" by encouraging states to bail them out. Melissa Quinn has the latest. Students at UNC sue the U.S. government over its bathroom mandate. Kelsey Harkness reports. The nation's health research agency pours taxpayer millions into silly studies. Philip Wegmann names some. Should women be pressed into combat, as President Obama proposes? No, three Heritage Foundation analysts argue. And Sen. Ben Sasse challenges fellow lawmakers on the Ben Rhodes scandal.
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Obama Administration Paves Way for States to Bail Out Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops

Allowing states to exercise some control of the co-ops' governance provides them with an incentive to give the nonprofit insurers a much-needed infusion of cash, says Ed Haislmaier, a senior fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation.

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Ben Sasse: Are Americans OK With White House Propaganda?

No one is entitled to his or her own facts—yet a recent New York Times story on President Obama's adviser Ben Rhodes makes clear that the executive branch feels empowered to proclaim its own narratives, writes Sen. Ben Sasse.

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UNC Students Fight Back Against Obama Administration Bathroom Lawsuit

The students allege that the federal government is forcing them to choose between their educational pursuits and personal privacy.

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NIH Spends Millions on Hopped-Up Honeybees and Sexy Goldfish, Then Asks for Zika Funding

Researchers spent $3.6 million on a study titled "The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy: How Brain Chemistry Affects Social Judgment." Toward that end, scientists asked, "What makes goldfish feel sexy?"

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Don't Force America's Daughters Into Combat

A proposal to "Draft America's Daughters," part of the National Defense Authorization Act, is headed for the House floor. The policy would require women between the ages of 18 and 26 to register for Selective Service, making them eligible to be called up if Congress were to reinstate the draft.

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Why Obama Is Wrong to Focus on Hiroshima

President Obama will pursue "the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons" while visiting Japan, according to one of his advisers.

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