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<title><![CDATA[Sam Baker - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23679.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Sam Baker]]></description><category domain="23679">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Great Undoing: Trump's Presidency Reeled In by Courts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/05/31/trump-courts-tariffs-immigration-judges?</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No modern president has done more in his first 130 days than'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' only to have'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' much of it undone, at least temporarily, by the courts.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Warning Signs of a Longer Pandemic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-pandemic-variants-vaccines-ffd86d47-2a74-4285-b0d9-4f5a42febf6c.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. is getting a preview of what a protracted pandemic would look like.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Supreme Court Is Primed to Upend the 2020 Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-2020-immigration-guns-abortion-health-care-81954901-33d4-4dfc-bb74-096ae279f3c7.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Politically charged rulings will land right before the Democratic convention.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the High Court Could Shake Up the 2016 Campaign]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/127027/how-high-court-could-shake-up-2016?mref=home_top_main</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The most in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'flu'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'en'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'tial justices on the Su'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'preme Court of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'ten say they don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t like the polit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'ic'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'al spot'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'light. In 2016, there may be no way for them to avoid it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s dock'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'et is pil'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'ing up with deeply di'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'vis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'ive, overtly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Next Fight After Same-Sex Marriage]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-next-fight-over-gay-rights-has-already-begun-20150706</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The debate over same-sex marriage is largely over, but the next set of political battle lines between gay-rights advocates and social conservatives already is taking shape.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Raises Stakes - Again - Over Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/scotus-raises-the-stakes-again-in-obamacare-politics-20150304</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama and congressional Republicans both have a lot on the line Wednesday morning as the Supreme Court hears another high-profile challenge to Obamacare'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'its third in three years.The justices are hearing oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a challenge to Obamacare's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Roberts or Kennedy Save Obamacare?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/will-john-roberts-or-anthony-kennedy-save-obamacare-20150216</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Obamacare's future rests with one of the Supreme Court's conservative justices. But no one is quite sure which one.The health care law's insurance subsidies'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';'and, by extension, its fundamental structure'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';'can't survive unless one Republican-appointed justice votes to preserve them. But...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can the Health Industry Save Obamacare?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/can-the-health-care-industry-save-obamacare-20150129</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Health insurance companies and hospitals mounted an aggressive defense of Obamacare's insurance subsidies Wednesday, warning the Supreme Court that eliminating the payments would be "grossly inequitable" to millions of Americans.Both industries have a lot on the line as the court...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Obama Can Do If SCOTUS Cripples Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/what-obama-can-do-if-scotus-cripples-obamacare-20150125</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the Supreme Court tears apart Obamacare this summer, the president won't be able to put it back together all by himself.Executive action is all the rage in the White House these days, and it's hard to imagine a better candidate for unilateralism than fixing the Affordable Care Act in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Liberals Should Fear the Supreme Court in 2015]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/why-liberals-should-fear-the-supreme-court-in-2015-20141226</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court is poised for a blockbuster year in 2015'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and the list of high-profile cases could keep growing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Already, the Court is set to rule in a case that threatens to wreak havoc on Obamacare. The justices are also considering questions of religious freedom, free speech,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Slowly Learning to Love Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/democrats-are-slowly-learning-to-love-obamacare-20140826</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats won't be mounting a big political offensive around the Affordable Care Act any time soon, but they're beginning to test the pro-Obamacare waters.Heading into the 2014 midterms, Republicans continue to hold a clear advantage in the politics of Obamacare. And even if the tide...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What a Republican Senate Would Mean for Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/what-a-gop-senate-would-mean-for-obamacare-20140623</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Republican Senate majority wouldn't be able to fully repeal Obamacare, but it could force some pretty significant changes to the health care law.For now, the GOP isn't talking much about what would come after Election Day. Its candidates are falling over themselves to pledge their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No, the VA Is Not an Obamacare Preview]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/no-the-va-is-not-an-obamacare-preview-20140527</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As if it wasn't bad enough that dozens of veterans may have died because of the VA system's failures, some conservative pundits are turning the fear factor up a notch: This is what awaits us all under Obamacare, they claim.That's nonsense.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Is On a Winning Streak]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/obamacare-is-on-a-winning-streak-20140416</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Obamacare hasn't "won"'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'but it's making a pretty impressive run.The headlines about the Affordable Care Act have turned positive lately, and they're starting to pile up. The most dire predictions from the law's critics simply haven't panned out, and now Democrats are headed into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Obamacare Avoid a Consumer Rebellion?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/can-obamacare-avoid-a-consumer-rebellion-20140226</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Obamacare handed insurance companies millions of compulsory customers, it also handed them a reminder of one of their industry's toughest realities: Consumers want low premiums, and they want to see any doctor they want. And it's impossible to give them both.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Youth Enrollment Lags, WH Backs Off Initial Goals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/white-house-moves-obamacare-goalposts-again-20140114</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The White House is scaling back another self-imposed standard for Obamacare's success'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and it's one the administration has spent months promoting.White House officials consistently'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and accurately'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'argue that the most important metric for Obamacare's success this year is the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Looming Cancellations Put Dems in Election-Year Bind]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/obamacare-delays-may-create-election-bomb-for-democrats-20131120</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some of Obamacare'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most damaging political narratives will be getting a fresh look right before next year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterms, thanks to delays in the law'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s implementation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Dem Fears &quot;Train Wreck&quot; Enacting ObamaCare]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/294501-baucus-warns-of-huge-train-wreck-in-obamacare-implementation</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday he fears a "train wreck" as the Obama administration implements its signature healthcare law.Baucus, the chairman of the chamber's powerful Finance Committee and a key architect of the healthcare reform law, said he fears people do not understand...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Healthcare Issue a Heavy Lift for Romney vs. Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/215311-healthcare-is-a-heavy-lift-for-candidate-romney</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Mitt Romney moves closer to locking up the Republican presidential nomination, the questions about his ability to attack President Obama on healthcare are only getting louder.Conservatives have long been uneasy with Romney's record on healthcare. But as an Obama-Romney matchup becomes...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Weaknesses Seen in Defense of Obama's Health Law]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/legal-challenges/202573-lawyers-courts-see-weaknesses-in-defense-of-obamas-healthcare-law</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Baker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is headed into a Supreme Court case over healthcare reform without a clear answer to significant questions about Congress'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s power.The Justice Department will file its first brief on the merits of the case Friday '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';' the beginning of a long process that will...]]></description>
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