SCOTUS On Trump’s Travel Ban, Senate Delays Vote On Health Care Bill

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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow a limited version of President Trump’s travel ban to take affect, and will look deeper into the issue during a hearing in October. A guest shares the details and what it means for those traveling into the country. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its assessment of the Senate health care bill yesterday, saying that 22 million fewer people would be insured in the next decade. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would delay a vote on the bill until after the Senate’s week-long July Fourth recess. We talk to a health care policy expert about this news.

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  • The Future Of President Trump's Travel Ban

    The Supreme Court reinstated parts of President Trump’s executive order barring immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, and said it would consider it in the Fall session. We talk to a scholar of immigration and citizenship about the future of travel ban.

  • Senate Delays Health Care Bill Vote

    On Monday the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its report on the Senate Republicans’ version of the health care bill. Their numbers show that the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act would cause about 22 million more Americans to be uninsured by the end of the coming decade. The report also showed this bill would reduce federal spending by about $321 billion. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators he will delay a vote on the healthcare bill until after the Senate’s week-long July Fourth recess. We talk to an expert about this news.

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  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Haleema Shah Producer
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Hiroshi Motomura Guest
  • Tom Oliver Guest

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