All about the Obamacare enhanced subsidies that could spur a US government shutdown https://t.co/nYsMww063x ...

>> THIS IS BALANCE OF POWER, FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. JOE: FROM D.C. STUDIOS TO THE TV AND RADIO AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE, WELCOME TO BALANCE OF POWER. TWO MAJOR STORIES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON DIFFERENT FRONTS.THE WAR IN GAZA AND THE PENDING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH DEMOCRATS SENDING THIS MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> ULTIMATELY COMING HE IS THE DECISION-MAKER. IF HE WILL ACCEPT SOME OF THE THINGS WE ASKED, WHICH WE THINK OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FOR ON HEALTH CARE AND RESCISSIONS, HE CAN AVOID A SHUTDOWN BUT ...

And it is day 253 of the second Trump administration and it was a very very busy day of meetings over at the White House. First, the president hosted his Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Netanyahu, to unveil a peace proposal for Gaza. It is a 20point framework to end the fighting and bring hostages home.Netanyahu supports the plan, but Hamas has not agreed to any of the terms, and the president made it clear that Israel would have the full backing of the United States to destroy Hamas if the plan falls t ...

Just a few days uh remain before the government shuts down unless Democrats and Republicans can come to an agreement uh on federal funding. Joining us now, Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson. And um Senator, it's good to see.I don't know what before that guy wrote that book, A Perfect Storm. I don't know what we used to use. Um but we do use it now.And there are some people that think we're looking at something close to that. when you listen to Schumer or listen to Senator Schumer, listen to Democrats ...

Well, right now the White House is telling federal agencies to prepare for another possible round of mass firings unless Congress can pass a measure by the end of Tuesday, which is when government funding is set to expire. As we said, one point of contention dividing the two parties is funding for healthcare. For more on that, let's bring in former Treasury official and Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Ratner.Steve, your first chart takes us through projections on how many Americans could lose their healt ...

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Mel, to switch it up here before we let you go, I do want to talk about this fight over government funding and a deadline. Again, a potential shutdown here. It's just two weeks away.House Republican leaders have released details about their bill to keep the government funded. That would go through November 21st. But where do things stand right now on negotiations.Is there any possibility of a bipartisan deal. Well, at this point, it looks like it's headed towards a showdown. Republicans unveiled their own p ...

Democrats want expanded Obamacare subsidies restored in any deal to keep the federal government funded past Sept. 30 https://t.co/n33aZArAnJ ...

Democrats are threatening to block a bill needed to avert an Oct. 1 US government shutdown unless Republicans agree to stop a sharp spike in Obamacare health insurance premiums https://t.co/bXg7iEqNE1 ...

Coverage & Pricing - Health insurers are reducing Obamacare coverage or substantially increasing prices [1] Consumer Advice - Provides guidance on actions to take if your healthcare provider discontinues coverage [1]