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How Congress Can Reduce Obamacare Premiums
In 2019, Obamacare premiums are poised to become even more expensive. New York, Washington state, and Maryland are requesting to raise their rates for the individual market by an average of 24 percent, 19 percent, and 30 percent respectively. Nationwide, the Congressional Budget Office predicts premiums will increase an average of 15 percent for the…Doug Badger -
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In 2015, Judge Demanded Obama Release Children, Mothers Detained in ‘Deplorable Conditions’
A California federal judge ruled in 2015 that hundreds of mothers and their children held for illegally crossing the border must be released immediately, finding their detention a serious violation of a long-standing court settlement and the conditions of their facilities grossly inadequate. Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Federal District Court for the Central…Hanna Bogorowski -
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Conservatives Tout ‘Choices’ Health Plan as Alternative to Obamacare
Conservative governors and activists are touting a new health care proposal for Congress that they say is a consensus plan to discard Obamacare by lowering costs and improving choices for Americans. “We know why we are here, [and that is] because there is not a single Republican, I’ll say, who has run for federal office…Rachel del Guidice -
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Once Again, Obamacare’s Constitutionality Comes Into Question
Readers might recall that, in 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, by a 5-4 vote in a case captioned NFIB v. Sebelius. Last year, Congress revised Obamacare. In the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress eliminated…Paul J. Larkin -
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11 More States Win Court Injunctions Against Obama’s Water Rules
A federal judge has granted preliminary injunctions to 11 more states against former President Barack Obama’s Waters of the United States rule. The wave of injunctions issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of Georgia’s Southern District, symbolizes growing opposition to the rule, Politico reported. A federal judge in North Dakota had exempted 13 other…Tim Pearce -
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3 Problems With the Left’s New Favorite Study on Obamacare Rates
A recent study by the Center for American Progress predicts average annual Obamacare premiums will rise by more than $1,013 next year as a result of recent actions by Congress and the Trump administration. CAP blames two public policies for the increase: repeal of the tax penalty on the uninsured, and a Trump administration regulation…Doug Badger -
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Pruitt Is Overhauling EPA ‘Cost-Benefit’ Analysis That Obama Used to Justify Costly Regulations
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is overhauling the way his department calculates the costs and benefits of new regulations, the EPA announced Thursday. The EPA issued an advance notice that it will be collecting input from the public on how to restructure the cost-benefit analysis process within the agency. Pruitt held up former President Barack…Tim Pearce -
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Obamacare Threatens to Drive Insurance Rates Higher for Individuals
Health insurers in multiple states could increase rates sharply on the Obamacare exchanges for 2019, with premiums in Maryland's individual market set to jump as much as 91 percent. Insurers seek to charge higher Obamacare insurance premiums, proposing average increases in the individual market of 30 percent in Maryland, 24 percent in New York, and…Rachel del Guidice -
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Time for Trump’s Choice, Not Obama’s, to Head America’s Global Broadcast Operations
If war is the continuation of diplomacy by other means, public diplomacy is a theater where states use ideas instead of ordnance. But in this important battlefield, the U.S. is not currently fighting with generals chosen by the commander in chief elected by the American people in 2016. The ideas are still being shaped by…Mike Gonzalez -
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Podcast: How Obama Administration Policies Made Bullying Worse
The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness joins us today to discuss how Obama-era policies on school discipline affected children from one Baltimore family, with one son suicidal and a daughter dealing with sexual harassment. Plus: The Parkland teens announce a nationwide tour to promote gun control. Watch Harkness’ full documentary on the Landers family experience:Katrina Trinko -
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8 Reasons to Still Hate Obamacare
Remember Obamacare? The fight is far from over on the future of the Obama-era health insurance overhaul. Republicans are making a list-ditch effort this year to turn the program and the money over to the state. This isn’t full Obamacare repeal, but would make a world of sense because states would be free to experiment…Stephen Moore -
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After Collecting $16 Million in Grants From Housing Department in Obama Era, Liberal Group Sues Agency Now
A liberal advocacy group that has received more than $16 million in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is now suing the agency after HUD Secretary Ben Carson last month scaled back a regulation it supports. HUD has given the liberal National Fair Housing Alliance $16.1 million in grants since 2009,…Fred Lucas -
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Their Son Is Suicidal Because of Bullying. They Blame an Obama-Era School Discipline Policy.
PARKVILLE, Md.—Nicole Landers found a note written by her 9-year-old son, Jared. “Kill me. I mean nothing. I have issues,” it read. Her son’s April 16 note, Landers said, was the culmination of months of bullying Jared endured in the classroom. That bullying included being struck in the face and thrown in the mud by…Kelsey Bolar -
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New Jersey Imposes State Obamacare-Style Individual Mandate
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a measure that preserved the Obamacare mandate requiring state residents to buy health insurance. Starting next year, the bill will require all uninsured residents of the Garden State to buy health insurance or face a tax penalty, which would be deposited into a New Jersey Health…Jeremiah Poff -
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‘This Is a Job-Killing Regulation That Will Put Our Company Out of Business’: Some Push EPA to Reverse Obama-Era Regulation
Trucking industry interests successfully lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency to impose “job-killing” regulations on remanufactured vehicles known as gliders that are cheaper to purchase than new trucks, an energy policy analyst and a maker of the vehicles say. Gliders range in size from medium to heavy trucks. They are constructed from “glider kits” that include new truck parts, such…Kevin Mooney -
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Podcast: Former Obama Voter Antonia Okafor Explains Why She’s Now Conservative
Antonia Okafor is now a gun rights supporter and political commentator. But in college, she found her political beliefs shifting from left to right. She explains what happened. Plus: A new study indicates that political correctness may have helped President Donald Trump win the election.Katrina Trinko -
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We Hear You: Ben Carson, Cory Booker, California, and Gun Control
Editor's note: Our audience liked what it saw in The Daily Signal's two recent interviews with HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and some of those responses provide the top to this week's collection of comments. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Thank you for Genevieve Wood's interview with Dr. Ben Carson ("Exclusive Interview: Ben…Ken McIntyre -
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Obamacare Is Shrinking the Individual Health Insurance Market
New data from insurance company regulatory filings show that enrollment in the individual health insurance market declined significantly last year—by 10 percent, or 1.8 million people. Over the three years prior to the implementation of Obamacare (2011 through 2013), enrollment in the individual market was basically stable—fluctuating narrowly between 11.8 million and 12 million persons….Edmund Haislmaier -
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Democrats Work to Reinstate Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Democrats are expected to vote this week to re-establish internet rules, commonly known as net neutrality, promulgated by President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission. “This move by the Democrats threatens American ingenuity and the countless good-paying jobs created by internet startups,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said in a statement provided to The Daily Signal. “Some…Rachel del Guidice