The Movement: Trump FDA decision feels like slap in the face to anti-abortion groups

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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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Senate frustrations rise as shutdown starts feeling like ‘Groundhog Day’

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The government shutdown is turning into “Groundhog Day” for senators as they grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of movement toward a deal and repeated failed votes.

The Senate on Monday voted on the GOP’s “clean” stopgap funding bill and on a Democratic alternative, with both again failing to advance. Absent a substantial change in posture on either side, the upper chamber is expected to vote on the same continuing resolutions (CR) on Tuesday and Thursday.

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Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double

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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...

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Trump calls on Democrats to reopen government, will then work on health care

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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...

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Senate rejects dueling government funding bills on Day 6 of shutdown

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The Senate on Monday pushed the government shutdown to the one-week mark as Democrats blocked the GOP's "clean" stopgap funding bill from advancing for a fifth time.

Senators voted 52-42 on the House-passed bill, which needed 60 votes to advance and would have funded the government at Biden-era spending levels until late November. The tally has remained virtually unchanged, other than absences, since the shutdown started last Wednesday.

The trio of Sens. Catherine...

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Jeffries: Trump is not talking to Democrats about health care, ending shutdown

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democrats are involved in no talks with the Trump administration about ending the shutdown, rebuffing President Trump’s claims that bipartisan health care negotiations are underway. 

“I do not know of any Democrats who have spoken to President Trump or members of his administration on this issue of reopening the government, enacting a bipartisan spending agreement, and addressing the Republican health care...

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For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say

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Trump signals openness to deal with Democrats on health care

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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.

The Hill

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