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The latest findings from the nonpartisan Office of the Actuary, which is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, projects that the repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate will result in 3.3 million more people not having healthcare coverage by 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Healthcare

CMS actuaries break with CBO, see smaller impact from repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate

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In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Economy

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

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The deficit grew because spending grew 5 percent, while revenues increased 4 percent. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
Economy

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

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Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)
Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

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The Congressional Budget Office had previously projected that the debt ceiling would become binding in late March or early April. Due to the passage of the tax reform bill, however, the CBO says that the deadline for raising the debt ceiling will now fall during the first half of March. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Economy

CBO moves debt limit deadline up to first half of March thanks to GOP tax cuts

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Lawmakers took aim at CBO Director Keith Hall Tuesday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. Hall defended the agency's handling of estimates on Obamacare repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Healthcare

Republicans and CBO clash over Obamacare estimates

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner that he has had long conversations with the Republican senators who blocked legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare last time around, and still thinks they can get something across the finish line. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Healthcare

Ted Cruz: ‘We need to finish the job’ on Obamacare in 2018

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The deal to fund the government through Feb. 8 includes a six-year reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. (iStock photo)
Healthcare

Shutdown deal includes children’s insurance funding

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Price increases caused by the mandate's repeal could be revealed by Obamacare insurers right before voters head to the polls in November for the 2018 midterm elections, providing a possible boost for Democrats already favored in the elections.
Healthcare

The Obamacare individual mandate is repealed. Here’s what’s next

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The Congressional Budget Office recently found that a 10-year reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program would save the federal government $6 billion over the next decade. This has led some Democrats, like Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon (pictured center), to call on Republicans to extend their proposed five-year reauthorization period for CHIP. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Healthcare

Democrats push for permanent children’s health program authorization after surprise CBO score

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