House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is holding his second press conference of the day as the government shutdown stretches into Day 15.
Jeffries, who headlined a press conference with his caucus Wednesday morning focused on health care, will return to the podium with fellow Democratic leaders this afternoon.
Jeffries has said Democrats will not vote to reopen the government until Republicans engage in good-faith negotiations over restoring Medicaid fund...
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Speaker Johnson suggests House would return to fund DOD — but only if the government is reopened
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested Wednesday that the House will not return to the Capitol to vote on an $852 billion Pentagon bill the Senate is set to consider Thursday — unless Senate Democrats first agree to reopen the government.
The Speaker also said he did not expect Senate Democrats to provide the votes to approve the defense measure Thursday. It will be considered amid a government shutdown that is in its third week.
“My suspicion is the Democr...
Shutdown may start costing economy $15B a day: Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the ongoing government shutdown may start costing the economy as much as $15 billion per day.
“We call on the moderate Democrats in the Senate to be heroes. Be heroes, break away from the hive of radicalism and do something for the American people, because we are starting to cut into muscle here,” Bessent said during a press conference.
“We believe that the shutdown may start costing the U.S. economy up to $15 b...
‘Vile’: Fallout grows over Young Republicans’ group chat
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It’s Wednesday. We have officially entered the third week of the government shutdown. *hums the “Jeopardy!” theme song*
In today's issue:
• Explosive report reveals young GOP racist texts
• Supreme Court hears major voting rights case
• Journalists hand in Pentagon credentials
• Gaza ceasefire made even more fragile
• W...
MAHA is nothing more than empty rhetoric leading health care on a dangerous course
Over my career, I have worked as a primary care physician, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and an executive at CVS Health. So by all means, yes, let’s Make America Healthy Again. But if that’s truly the goal, then the Trump administration’s approach, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is a farce.
Despite lofty slogans, there is no clear or coherent health policy coming out of this administration. Instead, we are seeing a patchwork of marginal reforms paired with sweepin...
Watch live: Jeffries and House Democrats hold press conference on shutdown day 15
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his Democratic colleagues will hold a press conference on Wednesday as the shutdown enters its third week.
Jeffries has said Democrats will not vote to reopen the government until Republicans engage in good-faith negotiations over restoring Medicaid funding cut earlier this year and extending ObamaCare tax credits set to expire in December.
As both parties appear ready for a long shutdown, they are also looking ...
Watch: Johnson holds press conference as shutdown enters third week
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will address reporters Wednesday as the government shutdown enters its third week.
Johnson has maintained a hard line against Democratic demands to negotiate health care spending in exchange for reopening the government.
The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution for the eighth time Tuesday, and the GOP appears to be bracing for a lengthy shutdown.
Johnson has been skeptical of extending ObamaCare tax credits, which ...
Moulton announces bid for Senate in Massachusetts
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Wednesday launched a U.S. Senate bid in Massachusetts, setting up a generational challenge as he looks to unseat incumbent progressive Sen. Ed Markey (D).
Moulton, a moderate 46-year-old veteran, focused on age in his announcement video, saying his party has “clung to the status quo, insisted on using the same old playbook, and isn't fighting hard enough.”
“We're in a crisis, and with everything we learned last election, I just don't...
GOP amps up shutdown pressure at 2-week mark
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▪ Media outlets rebuff Hegseth policy
▪ Obama steps up political fight
▪ Rubio’s star rises
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Trump, GOP send diverging shutdown messages on value of federal workers
Republican leaders in Congress and the White House are sending very different signals regarding the value of federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other GOP leaders are lionizing federal employees as a crucial piece of the nation's inner workings, while bashing Democrats for idling “valiant” public servants who help make the country run. They often sound like Democrats in previous shutdowns.
From the White House, Pr...