President Trump said Wednesday that a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown “probably will happen," contradicting comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) earlier in the day.
“Yeah, that probably will happen,” the president told a reporter when asked if he would encourage Congress to pass stand-alone legislation to pay troops.
“We have to worry about it yet. That's a long time. You know what one week is for me,...
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Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down on recent remarks about Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid a government shutdown battle centered around health care.
“The issues of the subsidies are real. It's not something that anybody can say is made up,” Greene told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill. “Also, people with regular or private plans, their premiums are looking to go up a median of 18 percent, that's brutal. I know a lot of small business owners, lik...
Conservative House Republican to GOP: Don’t go ‘wobbly’ on ObamaCare
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told his party to not go “wobbly” on ObamaCare amid a push from Democrats on health care in the ongoing government shutdown.
“I’ve been in Congress since 2019 and have waited six years for my party to have an opportunity to go on the offense on healthcare—and win,” Roy wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Sunday titled “This Is No Time to Go Wobbly on ObamaCare.”
“Should Congress extend enhanced subsidies for ObamaCare tha...
Conservative House Republican to GOP: Don’t go ‘wobbly’ on ObamaCare
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told his party to not go “wobbly” on ObamaCare amid a push from Democrats on health care in the ongoing government shutdown.
“I’ve been in Congress since 2019 and have waited six years for my party to have an opportunity to go on the offense on healthcare—and win,” Roy wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Sunday titled “This Is No Time to Go Wobbly on ObamaCare.”
“Should Congress extend enhanced subsidies for ObamaCare tha...
Schiff on shutdown: ‘We need a president who can act like an adult’
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after President Trump over the government shutdown, saying Sunday that the U.S. requires “a president who can act like an adult.”
“How confident are you that Democrats will stay united in this fight?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Schiff on “Meet the Press” about the shutdown.
“I'm confident all Democrats understand that millions and millions of their constituents are about to be priced out of their health care. I was in Californ...
Sunday show preview: Government shutdown stretches into weekend; Trump layoffs loom
The government shutdown has now lasted for about four days in a faceoff between Republicans standing strong on their non-negotiables and Democrats holding firm to their demands to prioritize funding for health care.
House GOP lawmakers returned to their districts on Friday for designated “work periods” at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to resume legislative sessions when Senate Democrats vote to fund the governmen...
How Democrats are trying to bust Republican lies about healthcare for undocumented immigrants
At the centre of the government shutdown is the issue of healthcare for Americans being stripped by Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week.
At the White House on Wedne...
Federal worker union sues over Education Department shutdown emails
A federal worker union sued the Trump administration on Friday due to automatic email responses from employees at the Education Department that blame Democrats for the government shutdown.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) represented by the Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group sent a cease and desist letter, and also filed a lawsuit against the Education Department over the political statement issued in staff email responses.
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Haberman: Some Republicans ‘quietly frustrated’ with Trump’s Project 2025 talk
White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Thursday said GOP lawmakers are “quietly frustrated” by President Trump’s references to the conservative policy initiative known as Project 2025 during the government shutdown.
In recent days, the president has touted a meeting with White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, who co-authored the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. The 920-page leadership mandate outlined a legislative agenda t...
Jeffries: Trump ‘unserious’ about shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) claimed Friday morning that President Trump is “unserious” about ending the federal shutdown as the two political leaders have continued their back-and-forth over government funding.
“It’s further confirmation that Republicans are the ones who were clearly determined to shut the government down," Jeffries said during an appearance on MSNBC. "Everything that President Trump has done subsequent to Monday has been unhinged and un...