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President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White Houseon Friday. Seated from left, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn.

Market And Business Ties Often Determine Where COVID-19 Supplies Go

Under a collaboration between the Trump administration and major corporations, the marketplace and business ties often shape decisions about who gets life-saving equipment, and who has to wait.

Affordable Care Act navigator Nini Hadwen (right) helped Jorge Hernandez (left) and Marta Aguirre find a plan on the health insurance exchange in Miami in 2013. Today, with fewer navigators, much of that counseling is done by phone instead of in person.

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag As Trump Slashes Funds For Enrollment Help

The Trump administration is spending $10 million this year on health care navigators — down from $63 million in 2016. Nationwide, workers are scrambling to apprise people of insurance options.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March.

Wisconsin Chooses Its Own Path To Overhaul Medicaid

The state's Republican governor, Scott Walker, rejected federal funds to expand Medicaid coverage. But Wisconsin is also bringing more people into Medicaid while moving others to private insurance on the health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

Obamacare Foes Make Final Push To Stop Health Law's Implementation

Less than eight weeks before the official launch of the new health care marketplaces, the Obama administration is ramping up efforts to encourage people to sign up. But some opponents want young people to pay a fine rather than sign up for health insurance, hoping to harm the new law.

An International Battle Over One Of The Most Boring Things In Finance

The years-long, multi-billion-dollar battle just ended.

If you haven't gotten your pandemic relief payment yet and would like to receive it by direct deposit, make sure the IRS has your bank account information before noon Wednesday.

Want Your Stimulus Check Direct Deposited? Sign Up By Noon Wednesday

This applies to people who haven't received a payment and who haven't checked that the IRS has their information. Those who miss the deadline will get a paper check, which may not arrive until June.

100 Million Quora Users Affected By 'Malicious' Data Breach

Adam D'Angelo, the CEO of the question-and-answer website, said the exposed data ranged from email addresses to direct messages. The company is notifying affected users and law enforcement.

Julian Assange, shown here Friday in London, is one of four Twitter users and WikiLeaks supporters whose account information the government is seeking.

WikiLeaks Supporters Fight Request For Twitter Data

On Tuesday morning, lawyers for WikiLeaks backers tried to persuade a federal magistrate judge to unseal the government's request for details about four private Twitter accounts. The Justice Department wants more information about some tweets in its probe into the leak of confidential U.S. documents.

Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals

The state's school board wants to measure progress in math and reading differently for students based on race and ethnicity. Supporters say the new passing rates take into account students' different starting points. Critics charge the mandates are "backwards-looking."

Karen Hitchcock: Affordability - The Need for a Paradigm Shift

In his State of the Union address this past January, President Obama warned the higher education community that, “If you can’t stop tuition from going up,…

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