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A congressional battle looms over Biden’s healthcare reform plans: elements are opposed by Republicans and progressive Democrats. Biden proposes to offer federally provided health…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258274
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Congress regulates industry by giving legal directions to government departments, but that role has declined with Congress under split control, since legislating is harder. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251435
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The latest Republican effort to retrench Obamacare federal outlays and protections, the Graham-Cassidy bill, stalled in the Senate due to insufficient signs of support, with the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224752
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Six women ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumed nominee, has committed to a female running mate for November’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252950
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Johnson is one of five Republican senators openly opposing the Senate version of legislation aimed at replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ‘Obamacare’), with more signalling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221764
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The incoming freshmen Democratic representatives, who will serve to January 2021 in the Democrats’ House of Representatives majority, include New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240930
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At best, Democrats can tie the Senate 50-50, controlling it after January 20 with the Democratic US vice-president’s vote. Otherwise, Republicans will have a small majority to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257804
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At home, his administration will focus on economic revival and reform, and on COVID-19 public health measures. In foreign affairs, Biden’s team will focus on rebuilding US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257691
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Biden's team can now receive sensitive government briefings and liaise with civil servants and current officeholders. He has started to announce his picks for the cabinet and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257752
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In some ways Trump has been a traditional Republican president, lowering taxes and pushing deregulation. Yet he has taken trade and foreign policy in a new direction, with mixed…