Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) on Tuesday called out House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not providing any plans on a Republican alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
"You left out that I said I have no respect for the House not being in session passing our bills and the President’s executive orders," Greene wrote on social platform X, in response to a post from Punchbowl News's Jake Sherman following a r...
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Medicare staffing raises alarm with open enrollment underway
Health policy experts on Tuesday urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to boost staffing, noting that the government shutdown has only hindered services.
This staffing shortage couldn’t have come at a worse time, as open enrollment for Medicare plans began earlier this month.
“We don't have the infrastructure right now in place to really make sure those benefits get delivered well and get communicated well,” said Jon Blum, a health...
Johnson: Stand-alone SNAP, federal salary bills a ‘waste of our time’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed any stand-alone bills seeking to pay federal workers or fund assistance programs during the government shutdown.
These bills stretch from providing federal workers with their salaries to funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with no benefits issued starting Nov. 1.
“We voted Sept. 19 to fund every one of those priorities, and every Democrat in the House except one voted to not fund the...
Watch live: Jeffries, House Democrats speak amid shutdown showdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday afternoon as the government shutdown persists.
Democrats have ramped up pressure on their GOP counterparts to address expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that could raise premiums on health insurance. Their remarks also come as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program faces a lapse in funding and as open enrollment is set to begin later this week.
The ev...
Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over looming SNAP benefit lapse
Democratic officials in 25 states sued the Trump administration Tuesday in an attempt to block a food assistance program from drying up this weekend amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has indicated that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which are provided to more than 40 million low-income Americans, will be suspended starting Nov. 1.
The states contend the administration i...
Trump’s new bestie: Japan’s prime minister
It’s Tuesday. For anyone who stayed up to watch the end of last night’s World Series game, I hope you got an extra cup of coffee today.
In today's issue:
• Trump lavishes Japan’s new leader with praise
• 14 killed in new US strikes on alleged drug boats
• Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa nears landfall
• Senators feel increased shutdown urgency
• The talk of DC: KJP’s New Yorker interview
Not on ...
Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time
Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the nation’s largest federal workers union to end the 28-day shutdown.
The House-passed measure to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed by a 54-45 vote. It needed 60 votes to advance.
Only three members of the Democratic caucus voted to advance the bill: Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) a...
Watch live: Senate to vote on stopgap funding bill as shutdown hits 28 days
The Senate on Tuesday morning will hold its 13th vote on stopgap funding as the government shutdown nears the 4-week mark.
Pressure is building on leaders from both parties to reopen the government, especially after millions of federal workers missed their first paycheck and the nation’s largest federal workers union called for an end to the stalemate.
Later this week, open enrollment begins for health care insurance as well, putting the spotlight on high premium...
Watch live: House Democrats defend health care push amid shutdown fight
House Democrats on Tuesday are ramping up their fight for an extension of "cost saving" health care subsidies by gathering at the Capitol as the government shutdown stretches nears its 4-week mark.
The hearing will focus on "the urgent need to strengthen America’s care economy and extend cost-saving health care tax credits that help millions of women and families afford rising health and caregiving costs," according to a press release.
It also comes as open enrol...
Trump rallies US troops in Japan
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In today's issue:
▪ Trump returns to third-term flirtation
▪ Key GOP senator's shutdown proposal
▪ SNAP benefits set to end
▪ First lady distances from East Wing demo
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