The Fight Over When to Repeal Obamacare

Dec. 15, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where conservative lawmakers are pushing for a fast repeal of Obamacare. Melissa Quinn has the latest. President Obama's education secretary comes out for charter schools. Kelsey Harkness reports. While partisans and the media hyperventilate about Russia and the election, Kevin Mooney recalls that Ted Kennedy sought to stop Reagan's re-election by helping the Russians. Plus: Simon Lomax on Democrats' fixation with climate change, and Rachel del Guidice on the push for term limits in Congress.
News The Fight Over When to Repeal Obamacare Rep. Mark Meadows, the newly elected chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, has mapped out a timeline to repeal the health care law within Congress' first 100 days, then pass and implement a replacement over a span of roughly 17 months. Read More
Commentary Radical Climate Agenda Lost the Election for Democrats. Now, They're Doubling Down. Left-wing environmental groups are publicly melting down over the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read More
News Obama's Education Secretary: 'We Should Welcome Good Public Charter Schools' Are Democrats finally realizing the importance of school choice for children's futures? Read More
News Ted Kennedy Made Secret Overtures to Russia to Prevent Ronald Reagan's Re-Election Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy had "selfish political and ideological motives" when he made secret overtures to the Soviet Union's spy agency during the Cold War to thwart then-President Ronald Reagan's re-election, a Reagan biographer says. Read More
News Term Limits Would Infuse Congress With 'New Blood,' Lawmakers Argue Two conservative lawmakers plan to fight for term limits in the next Congress, saying the effort will foster accountability and complement President-elect Donald Trump's promise to "drain the swamp." Read More
News This Small Business Owner Didn't Want to Make Shirts for Gay Pride Festival. Now He's in Court. A lawyer representing a Kentucky print shop owner who chose not to print gay pride festival T-shirts argued in a hearing this week that the government cannot force a person to create speech against his or her beliefs. Read More
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