Health care

Schumer warned that Barrett could be the deciding vote in the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Democrats took to social media to slam President Trump's choice of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court nominee after the president's announcement Saturday night -- with one senator claiming the nomination is the result of an "illegitimate process."

Democratic Hawaiian Sen. Brian Schatz expressed frustration with his party on Friday regarding its messaging related to the Supreme Court fight over the seat left vacant after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

ObamaCare "is not affordable health care," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told "Special Report" Thursday after President Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at protecting Americans with preexisting conditions while the administration seeks to overturn the 2010 Affordable Care Act in the courts.

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cast fresh uncertainty on the fate of the Affordable Care Act as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the landmark health care law.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said President Trump’s health care plan is ready to be rolled out, after months of delay, and will be an “executive action with a legislative component.” 

The most realistic timeline places a COVID-19 vaccine rollout during mid-2021, and face masks and social distancing will remain necessary for a while afterward.

Scientific American focused on the president's response to the novel coronavirus, but editors also emphasized that Trump's shortcomings and "refusal to look at the evidence and act accordingly [extend] beyond the virus."

A GOP-led Senate bill designed to protect small businesses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic could be the difference between reaching an agreement on economic relief and watching negotiations blow up ahead of the 2020 presidential election.