Trump Administration Files Supreme Court Brief To End Obamacare Amid COVID-19 Crisis

The late-night move, taken as coronavirus cases reach record levels, threatens the health insurance of millions of Americans.

The Trump administration filed a brief Thursday night calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act — which allows millions of Americans to get health insurance coverage — just as the nation smashed a record for new COVID-19 cases in a single day.

Solicitor General Noel Francisco argued in a brief that because Congress in 2017 invalidated the law’s individual coverage mandate — by dropping a tax penalty...