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From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.

For all his self-created lore of being a consummate dealmaker, President Donald Trump actually sucks at deals, mostly using legal threats and actions to bully his way to his preferred outcomes. Canada has already retaliated, and its tariffs may have far more political bite than Trump’s.

Author Gil Durán says the rise of ‘tech fascism’ is putting our democracy in peril – and asks us to imagine a world without billionaires.

This week on “Room Temp,” the Daily Kos podcast, Markos Moulitsas and comedian Janesh Rahlan remind everyone that White House aide Natalie Harp is never far from President Donald Trump, the Democrats seem to finally be learning that pearl-clutching isn’t a strategy, and “America First” ranchers are getting served mystery beef with a side of buyer’s remorse.

After Republicans in Congress let enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans expire in January, millions of Americans had to decide whether to keep insurance that often doubled or tripled in cost — or risk going without it.