The White House will pay members of the military on Friday, averting a missed paycheck for troops as the government shutdown drags on by tapping into three separate funding sources.
An official with the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed to The Hill that the administration will cover $5.3 billion in military pay in part by utilizing $2.5 billion from the tax cut and spending megabill signed into law in July. The funding will specifically come from a military hous...
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White House to cover troop pay Friday by tapping multiple funding sources
The White House will pay members of the military on Friday, averting a missed paycheck for troops as the government shutdown drags on by tapping into three separate funding sources.
An official with the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed to The Hill that the administration will cover $5.3 billion in military pay in part by utilizing $2.5 billion from the tax cut and spending megabill signed into law in July. The funding will specifically come from a military hous...
Average out-of-pocket costs for ObamaCare premiums expected to more than double: Report
A new analysis published by the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that out-of-pocket premium payments will more than double if ObamaCare's enhanced premium tax credits expire.
According to the CBPP's projections, annual out-of-pocket premium payments would more than double, exceeding $1,000 on average if the credits aren't extended. Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans begins this Saturday.
"Since Congress has ...
Here are 6 ways the government shutdown could get worse for Americans
The government shutdown has left many federal workers furloughed, caused nationwide flight delays, left small businesses unable to access loans and put nonprofit services in jeopardy. It’s only expected to get worse.
As Congress remains deadlocked over passing a stopgap measure to reopen the government, thousands of Americans are at risk of losing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant...
Thune blasts Democrats on Senate floor over SNAP, shutdown: ‘This isn’t a political game’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) delivered a fiery floor speech Wednesday, chastising his Democratic colleagues for introducing legislation to fund SNAP benefits after consistently voting against a GOP proposal to reopen the government.
In remarks on the Senate floor, the Republican leader blasted the last-ditch effort to cover the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), whose funds are set to dry up this week, accusing Democrats of only now realizing “t...
‘Window shopping’ opens for 2026 Affordable Care Act plans
The rates, pricing and other data for 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans were publicly posted on the federal Healthcare.gov marketplace on Wednesday, just three days ahead of the start of open enrollment.
The health research nonprofit KFF said the average increase in premiums for ACA plans will be 26 percent next year, based on data for “benchmark” silver plans, which are the midtier plans in each region that most people purchase and are used to set the subsidy ...
Shutdown will cost up to $14B in economic losses: CBO analysis
The nearly monthlong government shutdown will cost the United States between $7 billion and $14 billion, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Depending on the length of the shutdown, the CBO estimates that the shutdown will reduce real gross domestic product growth between 1 to 2 percentage points. While the shutdown will also delay federal spending, any negative ramifications should reverse once the shutdown is over.
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World braces for Trump-Xi meeting; US sends emergency crews to Caribbean
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It’s Wednesday. Well, the kids won. “6-7” has been declared the word of 2025. If you don’t know what this means, neither does anyone who is old enough to vote.
In today's issue:
- World braces for today’s Trump-Xi meeting
- Hurricane Melissa batters Cuba
- US sends emergency crews to Jamaica
- Interest rate cut p...
Cruz says Greene becoming ‘very liberal,’ should be ignored
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on people Wednesday to stop listening to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and suggested her politics are moving leftward.
Greene's criticism of her fellow Republicans has escalated in recent days amid the government shutdown. Speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Cruz urged people to not "spend much time worrying about what Marjorie is saying."
"What I've found is that whenever an elected official decides that they are going to turn on...
Watch live: Schumer, Senate Democrats speak amid shutdown showdown
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the government shutdown stretches to nearly a month.
The lapse in funding, the second-longest in history, was extended Tuesday after Democrats blocked the GOP-backed continuing resolution for the 13th time. Democrats have argued that health care subsidies, which expire under the Affordable Care Act at the end of the year, must be included in the stopgap funding bill.
Senat...