To anti-abortion activists who worked diligently to help President Trump win in 2024 and deliver a Republican trifecta, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision last week to approve a generic version of mifepristone — a pill used in medication abortions — was a slap in the face.
The “pro-life” community is well aware that in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, it’s not prudent politics to take a purist stance on issues like a natio...
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Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff.
In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Greene said she’s “absolutely disgusted” that health insurance premiums could double if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire, even as she stressed her strong opposition to the Obama-era legislation and to health insuranc...
Trump calls on Democrats to reopen government, will then work on health care
President Trump on Monday called on Democrats to reopen the government, saying he will only discuss a potential deal on extending health care tax credits once they support the GOP funding proposal.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump appeared to shift from his earlier comments on Monday, when he signaled he was open to a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue at the core of the shutdown debate.
“Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States Government right i...
For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say
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Trump signals openness to deal with Democrats on health care
President Trump on Monday indicated he was willing to making a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue that has been at the center of the ongoing government shutdown.
"We have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things. And I'm talking about good things with regard to health care," Trump said in the Oval Office.
Trump declined to say whether he was meeting with Democratic leaders.
Johnson: ACA subsidy deadline an ‘eternity’ away
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued Monday the end-of-year deadline to extend subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act is an “eternity” away.
“We have effectively three months to negotiate. In the White House and in the halls of Congress, that's like an eternity,” Johnson told MSNBC’s Ali Vitali.
The subsidies, which were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and extended through the end of this year by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, expire at th...
Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal
Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ObamaCare once the government is funded.
“That is an issue for the end of the year. Dec. 31 is when that expires,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a briefing Friday. “So, Congress has three months to negotiate that. Certainly, we could work on it in the month of October to find s...
GOP lawmakers slam FDA abortion pill approval
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Most Trump supporters back ObamaCare subsidies’ extension: Survey
A new survey has found that a majority of Republicans and Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters back the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits at the center of the government shutdown fight.
The poll, released Friday and conducted by the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, indicated that 59 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of supporters of the MAGA movement favor extending the tax credits.
A majority of Democrats an...
Federal health programs under a shutdown
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