The Health-Care Debate That’s Driving the Shutdown (Again)
At its core, the fight in Congress is about Obamacare. And this isn’t the first time that’s happened.
For Democrats, the shutdown is about saving health care. For Republicans, it’s about saving money.
Photographer: Graeme Sloan/BloombergAs the government shutdown heads into its third week tomorrow, we thought it was time to explain what it’s really about. Yes, you can blame partisan grandstanding and the winner-takes-all atmosphere that prevails in Washington, but Bloomberg News’ John Tozzi unpacks the health-care dispute that’s become the focus of the standoff. Plus: A bank based at Trump Tower has ties to the first family that run deeper than that, and US tariffs are creating new alliances among other trading nations.
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