Articles by Billy House and Kathleen Miller

Obama to Veto Affordable Care Act Repeal Passed by Congress

The House voted Wednesday to repeal most of Obamacare, sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his biggest domestic policy achievement. The 240-181 House vote, following Senate passage of the bill Dec. 3, won’t …

Senate Joins House in Voting to Repeal Obamacare

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the core of Obamacare, bringing Congress closer to sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his signature domestic achievement. Congressional Republicans won’t succeed in undoing the Affordable …

House Republicans Sue Obama Over Delay in Health Insurance Mandate

U.S. House Republicans sued President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of the 2010 healthcare law, saying the president exceeded his authority by delaying part of the program. The complaint filed yesterday in Washington federal court said the president unlawfully postponed …

Commercial Rocket Explosion Draws Attention to Space Industry Risk, Oversight

A NASA advisory panel said earlier this year that inadequate funding jeopardized the safety of commercial space cargo shipments, such as the unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp. mission that exploded this week over Virginia. In its annual report released in January, …

U.S. Weighs Scanning Social Media to Prevent Risky Hires

The U.S. government is studying whether it can scour social media websites for clues about potential risks from workers such as Edward Snowden and the Washington Navy Yard shooter. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked government secrets, …

Veterans’ Medical Malpractice Costs Rising As More Soldiers Seek Care

Christopher Ellison went to a veterans medical center in Philadelphia to get eight teeth extracted in 2007. What should have been a routine dentist visit left him permanently incapacitated. The $17.5 million Ellison and his family received in a malpractice …

Maryland Court Upholds State Cap on Lawsuit Payouts

Maryland’s highest court has upheld a state law that limits the amount of money people can receive for suffering in lawsuits. Judges on the Court of Appeals ruled against the parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned at a Crofton …

Maryland Court Upholds State Cap on Lawsuit Payouts

Maryland’s highest court has upheld a state law that limits the amount of money people can receive for suffering in lawsuits. Judges on the Court of Appeals ruled against the parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned at a Crofton …

Maryland Jury Awards $2M in Inmate Highway Death

A Prince George’s County Circuit Court jury found the state of Maryland and a truck driver liable Thursday for roughly $2 million after the August 2007 death of an inmate who was killed while picking up trash along Interstate 495. …

Medevac Crash Victim’s Family Sues for $15M

The family of a paramedic who died in a 2008 Medevac helicopter crash in Maryland is suing the federal government for $15 million. The attorney for flight paramedic Mickey Lippy’s family said that Lippy’s wife and young daughter deserve restitution …