Yes — Obamacare is before the Supreme Court, again. This time, the case centers on the legality of an advisory task force. Experts worry it could spell the end of an ACA mandate requiring insurers to cover certain preventative care services at no cost. But first: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is caught up in another Signal group chat scandal. Plus, Paul Revere wasn’t the only midnight rider to warn that the British were coming.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
"‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go" from Politico
"Obamacare returns to SCOTUS, with preventive care on the line" from Politico
"Court to hear challenge to ACA preventative-care coverage" from Scotus Blog
"Kristi Noem’s Purse, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen" from The New York Times
"Paul Revere Wasn't the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming" from Smithsonian Magazine
"April 18, 2025" from Heather Cox Richardson
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