Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he’s seen no formal proposal to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) despite President Trump’s latest call to nix the program and to direct the funds, instead, into the pockets of the American people.
“We don't have a formal proposal,” Bessent said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, when asked about Trump’s recent remarks.
Trump on Saturday appeared to wade into the ongoing s...
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Live updates: Senate works through weekend on shutdown deal; Trump to attend Commanders game
The Senate will again gather at the Capitol on Sunday in an attempt to negotiate an end to the now 40-day government shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters entering the weekend that lawmakers will remain in session until a deal is reached to reopen the federal government. He said Sunday that if Democrats vote to advance the House-passed continuing resolution, he ...
House Republican: ‘We’re going to get killed’ in midterms
Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.) said his party will “get killed” in the 2026 midterms if it does not address rising health care costs.
“We need to deal with [health care] now because, number one, it’s the right thing to do, just morally,” Van Drew said Friday on Fox Business’s “Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.” “Number two, we’re going to get killed [in 2026].”
As the record-breaking government shutdown continues, open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (...
Hopeful week ends with deeper funding impasse
Last Tuesday’s off-year elections have altered the shutdown fight, just not in the way many on Capitol Hill had hoped.
Heading into last week, lawmakers on both sides had felt glimmers of optimism that they were on a path to dissolving the budget impasse. Centrist senators in both parties were negotiating over a potential spending compromise, and observers predicted that the Nov. 4 elections would grease the skids for a quick reopening of the government.
Just the ...
Five unanswered questions about the historic government shutdown fight
The shutdown, which has broken the record for the longest in U.S. history, has left many Americans wondering when exactly the government will reopen its doors.
Even lawmakers on Capitol Hill don’t have the answer.
Though there have been bipartisan negotiations in the Senate, no agreement has been finalized that would satisfy both parties. Democrats have demanded an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are set to expire at the...
Sunday shows preview: Government shutdown lingers as Dems, GOP fight for way out
The government shutdown has spanned 38 days, making it the longest federal shuttering in United States history, surpassing the standoff during President Trump’s first term.
Lawmakers in Washington have remained deadlocked over the House-authored continuing resolution (CR), which Senate Democrats have voted against 14 times. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Saturday that the upper chamber will remain in session until a deal is reached.
With the ...
Rare Saturday Senate session ends with few signs of shutdown progress
Senators ended a rare Saturday session at the Capitol with no votes, no text of a three-bill "minibus" and few signs of progress toward a possible shutdown offramp.
Lawmakers are now eyeing a possible vote on Sunday, when senators will gather again to try to find a solution to the 39-day funding impasse.
Senate GOP leaders decided against holding a vote late Saturday afternoon as negotiators push forward in a bid to wrap up a deal on the three-bill “minibus” to ...
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘cracking like dogs’ on shutdown over filibuster fears
President Trump on Saturday claimed Democrats were cracking under the pressure of the government shutdown, days after saying the federal closure is at least partly to blame for Republican losses during Tuesday's elections.
"The Democrats are cracking like dogs on the Shutdown because they are deathly afraid that I am making progress with the Republicans on TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
"Whether we make a Deal or not, THE REPUBLI...
Charlamagne Tha God presses Dems to end shutdown impasse: ‘Stop playing politics’
Charlamagne Tha God urged Senate Democrats to reopen the government, citing citizens' dire needs amid the federal shuttering.
The radio host said during a Wednesday segment of "The Breakfast Club" that the party needs to abandon the fight to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies to ensure that federal workers receive pay.
“Dems, you had a great night last night,” Charlamagne said referring to the party’s Tuesday election wins.
“The premium...
Live updates: Republicans, Democrats in deadlock over shutdown; Trump doubles down on nixing filibuster
Senate Republicans are in a deadlock with Democrats after pressure tactics to end the 38-day government shutdown failed to break the impasse.
The chamber is meeting for a rare Saturday session as lawmakers hope to hash out a deal.
Senate Republicans are batting around various ideas to break the stalemate, such as voting on a new Senate-drafted bill that would fund a large swath of the federal government through fiscal year 2026.
They rejected a Democrat...