Nevermind: Trump Admin to the ACA, Chicago Prosecutors to Jussie Smollett, NASA to its All-Female Spacewalk

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🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The Trump Administration wants to take down the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. Spoiler: this won’t be the last time you’ll hear about healthcare. Because 2020. Changes to the law could affect you. We’ll tell you about it. Meanwhile, in Chicago, it’s “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s lucky day. Prosecutors dropped all charges made against him for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself and cleared his record. Also on today’s episode: an all-female editorial staff at the Vatican says ‘we quit’, and NASA reminds everyone that size matters. When you’re suiting up for zero gravity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, March 26th.
0:03.0	Welcome to our new podcast, Skim This.
0:05.0	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:08.0	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:11.0	Today, we're taking a look at healthcare.
0:13.0	The Trump Administration says it agrees with a federal judge
0:16.0	that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional
0:18.0	and should be struck down.
0:20.0	We'll connect the dots on what this can mean for the ACA
0:23.0	and what that stake for millions of people.
0:25.0	Then, earlier today, prosecutors dropped all charges
0:28.0	against the Empire Act or Justice Malib.
0:30.0	It was a bombshell and its controversial will explain.
0:34.0	And finally, why the all-female staff of a Vatican magazine
0:37.0	is walking out.
0:38.0	We're here to make your Tuesday smarter.
0:41.0	Let's Skim This.
0:47.0	The most complex story today is about healthcare.
0:50.0	Yesterday, the Justice Department told a federal appeals court in Texas
0:54.0	and effectively the whole world that it agrees with a judge in Texas
0:57.0	who ruled that the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare,
1:00.0	should be invalidated, meaning it should be struck down entirely.
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