Why Repealing Obamacare’s Individual Mandate in Tax Reform Matters

Dec. 1, 2017
Happy Friday from Washington, where the Senate might just vote today to cut Americans' taxes and dump Obamacare's individual mandate. In the meantime, we have no shortage of other drama: A San Francisco jury acquits Kate Steinle's killer, House conservatives vow to boost defense spending, a Senate conservative targets an immigration boondoggle, and an insider dishes on Democrats' cherished agency. Plus: Michelle Malkin on Nancy Pelosi's failed feminism, and Kelsey Harkness and Bre Payton on Prince Harry's problematic woman. Enjoy this first weekend of December.
Commentary Why Repealing Obamacare's Individual Mandate in Tax Reform Matters This tax disproportionately falls on those with incomes less than $50,000, while exempting many households earning six-figure salaries. Read More
News Jury Finds Illegal Immigrant Not Guilty in Killing of Kate Steinle In a surprise verdict, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, is found not guilty on all counts in the San Francisco slaying of Steinle, 32, except felony possession of a weapon. Read More
Commentary Don't Fall for Nancy Pelosi's Virtue Signaling. Here Are Sleazy Democrats She Enabled. This is far from the first time Pelosi has looked the other way at Democrats, whose Bad Boys Club has had no better cheerleader. Read More
News House Conservatives Advocate Breaking Caps on Defense Spending The Budget Control Act currently places caps on military spending for 2018 at $549 billion, significantly below what President Trump and conservatives such as Rep. Jim Jordan want. Read More
Commentary This Large Group of Public Officials Backs a Christian Baker's First Amendment Rights Sending a congratulatory cake to a funeral or a Republican-themed cake to a Democrat-aligned organization can hurt feelings and damage relationships, 88 congressmen advise the Supreme Court. Read More
News Q&A: Former CFPB Employee on Why There Aren't More Republicans in the Agency Ron Rubin, a lawyer and writer, explains why it's a good thing that Mick Mulvaney, the president's budget director, is poking around there. Watch the Video or Read the Transcript
News Sen. David Perdue: No 'Dreamer' Amnesty Without Ending Chain Migration The Georgia Republican's bill would establish a merit-based immigration system based on importing skills to replace today's "chain migration" system based on reuniting families. Read More
News Problematic Women: Meghan Markle a Bad Feminist for Marrying, Giving Up Career Prince Harry's intended puts off some feminists by announcing she won't be back as an actress on the hit TV show "Suits." Read More
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