Medicare for All or State Control: Health Care Plans Go to Extremes

Republicans and Democrats are laying out their visions of health care beyond the Affordable Care Act: a single-payer system or state government control.

Trump to Dine Wednesday Night with Congress’s Top Democrats

Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi plan to raise the plight of young, undocumented immigrants and Obamacare at dinner.

Senate Rejects Bipartisan Effort to End 9/11 Military Force Declaration

In a battle between Republican isolationists and interventionists, the Senate rejected Senator Rand Paul’s push to end the military force declaration passed after 9/11.

Deal Struck to Extend Financing for Children’s Health Program

The chairman and top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee announced agreement to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program but lower the federal share of funds.