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J. Scott Applewhite / AP 'Obamacare Lite'? Not Quite.
What’s in the House Republicans’ new plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act?
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Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP John Legend on Underground and the Importance of Empathy
The musician and executive producer of the WGN historical drama discusses the contemporary relevance of telling marginalized stories.
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Brennan Linsley / AP How a GOP Health-Care Plan Could Leave Rural Areas Devoid of Coverage
Leaked draft legislation of a Republican Obamacare replacement shows a policy that might leave many Americans even farther behind.
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Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters A New Tool in a Century-Old Fight for Voting Rights
Residents of the U.S. territories can’t vote in federal elections, so they’re tapping into crowdfunding to try to change that.
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Katie Martin / Emily Jan / The Atlantic When Picture-Day Combs Don't Actually Comb
How differences fundamentally shape even our smallest rituals
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP How Voter ID Laws Discriminate
A new comprehensive study finds evidence that strict voting laws do suppress the ballot along racial lines.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Republicans' New Plan to Gut Public Insurance
A proposal from the House GOP to dismantle Obamacare would also fundamentally alter the way Medicaid works.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Seema Verma’s Austere Vision for Medicaid
The nominee for CMS administrator has already implemented a harsh model for the country’s public insurance programs in Indiana.
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Bettmann / Getty How The Blood of Emmett Till Still Stains America Today
A new history of the most famous lynching in the country provides context on how racism continues to work in the present.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters A Political Opening for Universal Health Care?
The winner in the fight between keeping Obamacare and rolling it back might be something else entirely.
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Cliff Owen / AP Republicans Don't Know How or When to Repeal Obamacare
In a debate Tuesday night, Senator Ted Cruz made it clear that nothing is happening yet.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Obamacare’s Unlikely Defenders
The prospect of losing coverage and jobs has jolted a marginalized workforce into political organizing.
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Eric Gay / AP Trump's Favorite Voter-Fraud Activist Hedges His Claims
His work prompted the president's call to investigate the election—but now, he warns it’s too early to draw firm conclusions.
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LM Otero / AP Trump Abandons the Secret Code of 'Voter Fraud'
In telling an anecdote about alleged illegal votes, the president broke one of the unwritten rules of his party.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Trump Administration's First Blow to Obamacare
An executive order signed by the president on his first day in office could weaken the health law.
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Patrick Semansky / AP Donald Trump's Eternal Campaign
The new president’s first actions in office suggest his style from the trail isn’t going away soon.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Why Do Tom Price's Potential Conflicts of Interest Matter?
Investments in health-care companies by Trump’s nominee for health secretary raise both ethical and legal questions.
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Associated Press President Obama's Last Clemency Push
A list of the new pardons and commutations from the White House includes Chelsea Manning.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Limits of Using Reconciliation to Repeal Obamacare
The Senate rule may be the best hope for the GOP in rolling back the Affordable Care Act, but it still might not be an easy task.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Repealing Obamacare Could Kill Jobs
The health-insurance law has been a stimulus for many states. Doing away with it could upset their economies.
