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The Trump administration on Thursday night requested the Supreme Court overturn Obamacare. The Justice Department argued in its filed legal brief that the Affordable Care Act has already been effectively rendered unconstitutional after Congress in...

In the midst of a global pandemic with the presidential election just months away, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, the landmark health care law that enabled millions of Americans to...

The coronavirus outbreak is now burning primarily through states with the highest share of uninsured residents, complicating the local response and amplifying the political debate over the future of the Affordable Care Act.

The Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the Affordable Care Act a week after the November presidential election. The justices will hear oral arguments on the case brought by a number of red states on Nov. 10 — exactly one week after the Nov....

Democrats on Saturday night launched their case against federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, saying support for her confirmation was equivalent to a vote to end the Affordable Care Act.

President Trump said it would be a “win for the USA” if the Supreme Court eliminates the Affordable Care Act. “Obamacare will be replaced with a MUCH better, and FAR cheaper, alternative if it is terminated in the Supreme Court. Would be a big...

Joe Biden on Sunday accused President Trump of nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to “steal away” health care from millions of Americans by getting rid of the Affordable Care Act. “President Trump sees a chance to fulfill...

Democrats and their media allies are warning that putting Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court would doom the Affordable Care Act. They predict that tens of millions would be thrown off Medicaid and the sick would lose their “pre-existing...

The Senate's top Democrat on Sunday called on Amy Coney Barrett to commit to recusing herself from a fast-approaching case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act should she be confirmed to the Supreme Court, one day before she will face the chamber's...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed as President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, she should recuse herself from hearing cases involving the Affordable Care Act or the 2020 presidential election. “It...

In his opening statement, Blumenthal told Barrett he would oppose her nomination because she will rule as justice if confirmed to strike down the Affordable Care Act.

Senate Democrats were united in driving home one message in the opening day of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing: President Donald Trump's nominee could threaten the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Sen. Chuck Grassley asked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett whether she made any promises to anyone on how she would rule on cases and whether her agenda is to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The Iowa Republican questioned whether she...

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett insisted she made no commitments to the President or anyone else about how she might rule on a case aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act if she's confirmed.

Sen. Kamala Harris used her questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday to warn the nation about the possible threat to abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act. Harris, Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate, posed a few questions to...

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday likened a legal doctrine that opponents are arguing would allow the Affordable Care Act to be struck down to the classic game Jenga. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was questioning Barrett on the...

• Watch live: Day three hearing underway • Democrats and Republicans seek hints for how Barrett will rule on health care law

The Trump administration has taken a step to weaken the Affordable Care Act in a key battleground state, with only weeks to go until Election Day as well as Supreme Court arguments that could determine the landmark law's future.

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig looks at the various legal battles Trump could face if he loses the presidential election, and how his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, could impact the Affordable Care Act if she is confirmed by the...

The Supreme Court probably is not going to nullify ObamaCare. Congress should — one piece at a time. Democrats opposed to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court were very worried — or at least pretended to be worried — about...