News in Brief Senate Won’t Vote on Graham-Cassidy It's unclear if this spells the end of the GOP's efforts to repeal Obamacare. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief John McCain Says He’ll Vote Against Graham-Cassidy The Arizona senator's opposition seemingly sinks the bill. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief These Maps Show What Graham-Cassidy Would Mean for Your State A new report concludes that the Graham-Cassidy proposal would reduce federal funding to states by $215 billion by 2026. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Four Takeaways From the Senate’s ACA Stabilization Hearings Here's what Democrats and Republicans think would stabilize the non-group markets. Dwyer Gunn
Economics These Three Maps Show Where Poverty Is Worst in America Twenty-four states saw their poverty rate decline in 2016. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Two New Health-Care Plans Dropped Today—Neither Has Much Shot of Passing Republicans and Democrats have never been farther apart on health care. Dwyer Gunn
Economics A New Census Bureau Report Shows the Economy Is (Mostly) Getting Better The economy continues its long recovery from the Great Recession. Dwyer Gunn
Economics Is Trump Right About the Debt Ceiling? The president is saying we should get rid of the debt ceiling. Lots of economists would agree. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Trump and Democrats Reach Agreement on Debt Ceiling, Relief Aid The deal is a blow for GOP congressional leaders. Dwyer Gunn
Economics Should Home Health Aides Be Given More Responsibility—and Better Pay? A new book argues that re-thinking the role of home health aides would both improve health outcomes for elderly Americans and reduce income inequality. Dwyer Gunn