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The Supreme Court will determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act; three Democratic presidential candidates call it quits. Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS The Supreme Court will hear the GOP case against Obamacare Eric Thayer/Getty Images - The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear a third challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, after a lower court judge last year ruled that the law in its entirety was unconstitutional. [[Washington Post / Robert Barnes](] - The case has its origins in a lawsuit brought by more than a dozen Republican-controlled states; Democrats have urged the Supreme Court to take up the case and rule quickly to avoid prolonging the legal battle over the ACA. [[Politico / Susannah Luthi](] - It’s unclear when the Court will hear oral arguments on the case, but there’s unlikely to be a ruling before Election Day on November 3. [[Roll Call / Mary Ellen McIntire](] - At the latest, a decision will probably be handed down by June next year, before the Supreme Court recesses for the summer. [[NBC News / Pete Williams](] - However, the ACA likely isn’t going anywhere soon unless the makeup of the Court changes. As Vox’s Ian Millhiser points out, “the Republican legal arguments against Obamacare in this case are widely viewed as ridiculous,” and Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to oppose the lower court ruling. [[Vox / Ian Millhiser](] - Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern argues that the Court’s decision to hear the case is a political boon for Democrats: The ACA is immensely popular, and Republicans will now have to spend election season defending a pending case to eliminate the law wholesale. [[Slate / Mark Joseph Stern](] - Were the law to be struck down in its entirety, the impact would be massive. As many as 21 million people could lose health insurance, and 133 million could lose protections for preexisting conditions. [[NYT / Reed Abelson, Abby Goodnough, and Robert Pear](] Moderate support is beginning to coalesce behind Biden - The 2020 presidential field is winnowing rapidly: On Monday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race, following former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who suspended his campaign on Sunday. [[Vox / Li Zhou](] \Billionaire Tom Steyer, who staked his candidacy on South Carolina, dropped out on Saturday after a third-place finish in the state. [[NPR / Juana Summers and Barbara Sprunt](] - Both Buttigieg and Klobuchar now plan to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden, who is rapidly establishing himself as the moderate standard-bearer against Sen. Bernie Sanders. [[Politico / Natasha Korecki](] - The Democratic field is now down to just five candidates: Biden, Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, billionaire Mike Bloomberg, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. [[New York Times](] MISCELLANEOUS A court ruled that acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli wasn’t lawfully appointed to his previous position at US Citizenship and Immigration Services. [[Vox / Nicole Narea](] - The novel coronavirus may have been spreading unchecked in Washington state for the past six weeks. [[Washington Post / Joel Achenbach, Katie Mettler, Lena H. Sun, and Ben Guarino](] - Universal basic … Metro fares? A DC Council member thinks it could work. [[NPR / Margaret Barthel](] - A public service announcement from the New York Times: Stop touching your face. [[NYT / Tara Parker-Pope](] VERBATIM "Most people who go into politics, they want to be in politics. They enjoy the rigor of the campaign as much as they do the policy. For me, policy is the reason we do this. It’s how do you make people’s lives better?" [[Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on her approach to politics / Rolling Stone](] LISTEN TO THIS [Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what makes this Tuesday so super.]( Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what makes this Tuesday so super. [[Spotify / Sean Rameswaram and Andrew Prokop](] [Read more from Vox](#) [What “crisis pregnancy centers” really do]( [She wanted addiction treatment. She ended up in the relapse capital of America.]( [Why Turkey launched a major offensive against the Syrian government]( [Iran’s coronavirus outbreak has hit the highest levels of government]( [Super Tuesday, explained]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving all emails from Vox. View our [Privacy Policy]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.