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Republicans have tried more than 70 times over the past 15 years to weaken or kill Obamacare. But their campaign keeps backfiring. The sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed this summer got his party closer to that goal than ever before. Though never marketed as a repeal, it unraveled much of the law and is expected to eventually push millions of people who gained insurance since the Affordable Care Act’s passage off the rolls. Even that legislative achievement is proving politically fraught. As the partial government shutdown stretches into its second week, the White House and a...

Migrants living rough near the port of Calais in France have turned down free food hand-outs, claiming the food on offer was not spicy enough for their tastes in an incident branded “very disappointing” by charity workers. A small group of the migrants prevented others from taking the food, leading to the food on offer having to be scrapped, the Local has reported. The food was being handed out by aid charity ‘Salam’. Jean-Claude Lenoir, a worker with the charity described the scene: “The leaders staged a small coup, and prevented the others from coming to eat.” The food was...

Are you pleased with the outcome of the health care ruling by the Supreme Court? Yes, completely. Somewhat pleased. Not at all. Not sure / no opinion

WIll ObamaCare add to the national deficit? Not sure, but I think we need to know for sure before the entire law kicks in. Yes. When taken in its entirety, it's a good law that will save billions of dollars. No. Even the Congressional Budget Office estimated last year that the law would increase the deficit. Other (post a comment)