Without congressional action, Biden can reverse the Obama-era exclusion of DACA recipients from the ACA. The pandemic makes this urgent.
Marcia Brown
Marcia Brown is a former Prospect writing fellow who is now a correspondent for The Capitol Forum, a subscription-based corporate investigation outlet. She has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and The Progressive.
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The Politics of Counting
The Trump administration attempted to subvert the census for political ends. How successful were they?
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A Quiet Inauguration in the Capital
Without the crowds, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in. Some still wanted to be in Washington for the event.
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Trump’s Last Deportation Flights
Asylum seekers from Haiti, Jamaica, and Mauritania are being sent back, one day before the Biden administration begins.
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A New Era of Social Accountability
Republicans who incited the Capitol Riot have been made unwelcome in polite society.
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Despite Looming Impeachment, Trump Pushes on for Federal Executions
Lisa Montgomery granted eleventh-hour stay; another execution is scheduled for Friday.
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Ivy League Graduates Condemn Prominent Alumni Cruz, Hawley
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton alums seek censure for two of the inciters of the Capitol Riot.
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Several U.S. Attorneys Vow to Prosecute Seditionists
But ones in jurisdictions with residents who stormed the Capitol did not initially commit to use their authority under the law.
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A New Ohio Law Could Require Public Records of Abortions
It’s another way to shame women who exercise their right to choose.
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Standing Up for the Most Vulnerable
Prospect Writing Fellow Marcia Brown’s Best of 2020