Politics: Afternoon Edition: Supreme Court upholds health-care law

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, June 28, 2012 HEADLINES Supreme Court upholds Obamacare Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court to save the heart of President Obama's landmark health-care law, agreeing that the requirement for nearly all Americans to secure health insurance is permissible under Congress's taxing authority. » Read full article THE TAKE: A victory for Obama in June, but what about November? The question now is whether Mitt Romney and the Republicans can translate the divided court's decision into a political victory in November. » Read full article THE FIX: John Roberts, umpire The re-imagining of the Chief Justice began today. » Read full article House GOP will again try to repeal health-care law Republicans have pledged a repeal vote on July 11, but it isn't likely to make a difference. » Read full article Eric Holder contempt vote set for today The House plans to vote this afternoon on whether Eric Holder should become the first sitting attorney general to be held in contempt of Congress. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Chief Justice John Roberts in the 5-4 written decision (FULL TEXT): "Members of this Court are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation's elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices." MULTIMEDIA Video: Obama, Romney and lawmakers react to SCOTUS decision Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) react to the SCOTUS decision on the individual mandate. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy