Members of the House of Representatives are weighing a vote to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare subsidies, also known as Obamacare subsidies, with both parties discussing next steps. This follows the Senate’s recent rejection of competing proposals.
Read More House mulls Obamacare subsidies extensions as Senate rejects dueling healthcare bills
The Senate has failed to advance both the Democrat and GOP proposed health care bills, as significant increases in health care costs loom due to the expiring enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.
Read More Senate fails to advance competing health care plans with ACA subsidies set to expire
President Donald Trump urged Republicans in the Senate to initiate the “nuclear option” and end the filibuster as the government shutdown reaches a full month.
Read More Trump to Senate Republicans: Go for ‘the nuclear option — get rid of the filibuster’
The U.S. Military carried out an airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, according to U.S. officials. It destroyed the vessel and killed two “narco-terrorists” on board.
Read More U.S. Military carries out ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on narco-trafficking drug vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing both on board
The U.S. Senate failed for the sixth time to pass a stopgap bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday, which has now entered its second week.
Read More Senate Vote to end govt shutdown fails for 6th time as shutdown enters second week
Both GOP and Democrat-backed stopgap funding bills have failed to pass in the Senate, resulting in a prolonged government shutdown.
Read More Both plans to end govt shutdown fail in Senate