House Republicans are growing anxious about how they will make up for lost time after Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move to keep the House out of session for more than a month during the government shutdown, with leaders starting to brace members for long days when the funding impasse eventually ends.
Frustrations with the lack of action in the House spilled out into the open on a House GOP conference call on Tuesday, when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has previ...
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Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster
President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the "nuclear option" and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority.
"It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD,' and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump’s post came on the heels of a trip to Asia, where...
Trump tells Democrats to ‘do something’ ahead of ObamaCare premiums spike
President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse.
“As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
His comment comes as the government shutdown nears the one-mo...
Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal resources
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Murkowski votes ‘no’ on motion to adjourn to protest shutdown
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday voted against the Senate adjourning for the weekend as the monthlong government shutdown inches toward another week.
With the Senate adjourned, she called it "business as usual."
"This is a missed opportunity to stay in town and hammer out an agreement," Murkowski said in a post on the social media site X. "I asked to be recorded as a 'no' on the motion to adjourn. We shouldn’t be going home. Just ask the air traffic cont...
HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel
A November meeting of an influential preventive services advisory committee has been postponed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing the government shutdown.
The 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has not held a formal meeting since March. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a July meeting where the panel was supposed to discuss steps to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Task force members meet in person three t...
This group will pay $920 more per month if ObamaCare subsidies expire
With ObamaCare insurance options opening up for enrollment Saturday, one group of Americans could see their monthly premiums increase should tax credits expire at the end of the year.
Americans 60 years and older with an income of $65,000 will pay $920 more a month in 2026, according to estimates from the health research nonprofit KFF analyzed by The New York Times. That means monthly premiums will be $1,380 should the tax credits expire. If extended, monthly premiums in 20...
Republicans drag Zohran Mamdani into government shutdown battle
House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away.
Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the government through Nov. 21 are afraid of the progressives in the Democratic base — exemplified by Mamdani.&...
Watch live: Johnson gives remarks as government shutdown hits 30 days
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will speak with reporters Thursday morning as lawmakers across the spectrum are feeling the weight of the ongoing government shutdown.
The pressure is mounting over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that will jack up health insurance premiums, a pending lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and paychecks for military workers as the shutdown persists.
Johnson and other Republican leaders ha...
If taxpayers must keep subsidizing health care, they deserve to see the prices
The government shutdown has continued for weeks with no end in sight. Although Affordable Care Act subsidies have been at the center of the debate, one of the most basic questions remains unanswered: Where is the money actually going?
And we cannot answer that, because the U.S. still lacks real price transparency in health care.
In 2024, the federal government spent roughly $125 billion on Affordable Care Act subsidies. According to the Congressional Budget Offic...