Republican leaders are making plans for a new, longer continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels as the government shutdown drags into its fourth week.
Consensus is growing that the GOP-crafted “clean” CR to fund the government through Nov. 21 — which passed the House in September but has been voted down 11 times in the Senate as Democrats make demands on health care — will no longer allow enough time to work out regular full-year appropriations.
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Vulnerable House Republicans urge Johnson to address ObamaCare subsidies
A group of front-line House Republicans on Tuesday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “immediately” address the expiring enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government shutdown ends.
Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), 13 lawmakers told Johnson that millions of their constituents would face a massive spike in health premiums without an extension of the subsidies before their expiration at the end o...
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over alleged Jeffries threat; White House demolition sparks controversy
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• White House demolition work sparks controversy
• Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over Jeffries threat
• Top prosecutor sends dozen...
6 in 10 concerned about higher health costs: Survey
A majority of U.S. adults express a high level of concern about their health care costs increasing over the next year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted in mid-October, shows nearly 6 in 10 respondents are “extremely” or “very” concerned about rising health care costs this coming year — at 32 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
Another 26 percent said they’re “somewhat” concerned, 8 percent said they’re “not too co...
Hakeem Jeffries says public pressure will force Congress to extend ACA subsidies
The Democratic House Minority Leader tells NPR Americans will pressure Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies as they realize their health care costs are going up.
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Trump administration puts 1,400 nuclear staffers on furlough
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed more than three-quarters of its staff Monday as the government nears its fourth week of a shutdown.
A Department of Energy spokesperson told The Hill that 1,400 NNSA employees will be furloughed by the end of Monday, leaving fewer than 400 working at the agency, which is in charge of overseeing the nation’s nuclear stockpile.
"Due to the Democrat shutdown, approximately 1,400 NNSA federa...
Democrats block bill to end government shutdown for 11th time
The Senate on Monday voted against reopening the federal government for the 11th time, pushing the shutdown to the three-week mark with both sides at loggerheads and unable to break the impasse.
The chamber voted 50-43 on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through late November. It needed 60 votes to pass.
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Angus King (I-Maine) once again crossed party lines and sided with Republicans.&n...
Jeffries urges Trump to jump into spending talks: ‘Get off the golf course’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump’s hands-off approach to the congressional budget impasse has prevented any deal to end the shutdown.
Jeffries urged Trump to dive more aggressively into the spending debate, warning that otherwise the government will never reopen.
"Donald Trump definitively needs to get involved,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol.
“He needs to get off the sidelines, get off the go...
Trump’s Australia meeting; FBI investigates hunting stand
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In today’s issue:
• Major website, app outage
• Australian leader visits White House
• FBI probes hunting stand near Air Force One zone
• Trump lays into ‘No Kings’
• Aerial protest footage
• FAA shortages trigge...