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In this Oct. 18, 2017, file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **
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The Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Washington. If President Donald Trump succeeds in shutting down a major “Obamacare” subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making basic health insurance available to more people for free, and making upper-tier plans more affordable. The unexpected assessment comes from consultants, policy experts, and state officials trying to discern the potential fallout from a Washington health care debate that’s becoming harder to follow.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Dudley Dough, a "fair wage" pizza shop in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood that prided its commitment to economic justice, is closing its doors after only two years in business, citing financial struggles. (Facebook/@Dudley Dough)
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It was uncertain whether Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton knew about hiring the Fusion GPS for opposition research. (Associated Press/File)
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Former British spy Christopher Steele was hired by research firm Fusion GPS to compile the dossier. (Associated Press/File)
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Valerie and Bradford Richardson
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The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., on Jan. 11, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Illustration on the legal protections of employees who demonstrate on the job by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Tax Cuts Growing the Economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Department says employees are suffering "battle fatigue" after a rash of hurricanes has taxed his staff. (Associated Press)
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at the Pennsylvania Machine Works, a family-owned pipe-fitting manufacturer, in Aston, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Ryan pitched Republicans' new tax plan in Congress, telling the workers that lowering corporate taxes in America would make American corporations more competitive and able to ultimately draw more business, hire more people and raise wages. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Royhingya refugees from Myanmar receiving food from Bangladeshi aid workers Associated Press photo
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Illustration on tech jobs and the future by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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A Buffalo Wild Wings franchise in Eastvale, California, has apologized after customers said an employee censored the national anthem during a football game on 9/11. (CBSLA)
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Three armed Taco Bell employees in Cleveland, Ohio, shot and killed an armed man during a robbery on Sept. 6, 2017. (Image: ABC-5 Cleveland screenshot)
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Baltimore Ravens legend Ray Lewis told Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Sept. 5, 2017, that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick lost a job because of a "racist" tweet by his girlfriend. Nessa Diab used her Twitter feed in August to liken Mr. Lewis and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to a slave and his master from the 2012 movie "Django Unchained."
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Samuel Gompers, William Taft and the Birth of the Labor Department Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the loophole in the Hobbs act and its protection of Union thuggery by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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While a cholera outbreak rages in Yemen, half the country's health care facilities are out of service — including many that were bombed by the coalition. (Associated Press/File)