Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker. On a very busy day in Washington, just moments ago, I spoke with former New York Governor and independent candidate in the New York City mayor's race, Andrew Cuomo, in his first national TV interview since Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of that race.We will bring that to you in just a few moments. It's also day two of the government shutdown with Congress still at a stalemate over government funding. We'll get to all of that in a moment, but we do begin today ...

The government has shut down. That means millions of Americans, including you, will feel it. So why aren't Democrats voting with Republicans to keep the government open like they did earlier this year.>> While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse. >> The answer is both politics and policy. But that doesn't mean the decision was easy.Shutdowns are never popular, and most time both parties get the blame. But Democratic leaders, they feel ...

There are three things that Democrats are asking for here. Number one, with the Trump mega bill, there was a lot of health care provisions that passed cuts that were made to Medicaid. Democrats basically want to reverse all of what Republicans just did only a few months ago.Number two, the White House has done a number of what's called rescissions, basically taking funds that Congress in a bipartisan manner allocated to various programs. And the White House said, hey, we're not actually going to use that fu ...

Healthcare Policy & Drug Pricing - Pfizer commits to offering all prescription medications to Medicaid at most favored nation's prices, aiming to significantly reduce Medicaid costs [1] - Pfizer will participate in trumprx.gov, offering discounted treatments for patients not using insurance, but its benefit for insured individuals is questionable [2] - Concerns arise whether trumprx.gov offers something new compared to existing programs like Cost Plus Drugs or direct-to-consumer offerings from pharmaceutical companies [4] - The voluntary nature of the program raises doubts about compliance from other pharmaceutical companies and its long-term viability [5] Vaccine & Public Health - An official is criticized for downplaying the role of vaccines in reducing infectious diseases, particularly polio and rubella [6][7][8] - Experts warn about potential resurgence of eradicated diseases due to misinformation and undermining of vaccine importance [10] - The vast majority of people think vaccines are useful and necessary [12] Government Shutdown Impact on Healthcare - Expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies due to the shutdown could affect 4 million families, potentially doubling their premiums and impacting access to affordable healthcare [13] - Telehealth and in-home care visits, reliant on government funding, are affected by the shutdown [14] - Medicare and Medicaid payment delays to hospitals are expected, potentially leading to staff furloughs and delays in care [15]

You're on the verge of a shutdown, bro. The argument on the other side Yeah. says that the tax credits and the health care subsidies will largely go to folks that are here illegally.Can you confirm or debunk that. First of all, it's a it's a very small portion of people that we're talking about. So 90% is not anything to do with those who are undocumented.That's just the math, right. I mean, so we can argue about the 10%, but we have in this country something called emergency Medicaid. What does that mean.I ...

Healthcare Premiums - Millions of Americans purchasing health insurance via the Affordable Care Act may face increased premiums in 2026 [1] - The extent of premium increases is contingent on the outcome of the government-shutdown fight [1]

Let's bring in Democratic Congressman Richie Torres of New York. I'd like you to respond to that first. Um you heard uh uh Rachel um talking with Caddy a little bit about government shutdowns and how they don't really ultimately benefit um either party or or the one who's in charge. But what's your respon your response to what Republicans are saying right now about this shutdown? Um because they're not following all these different conversations about the politics and who's lying. They just know the governm ...

and welcome to the midweek night cap. It is day 255. We are counting so you do not have to of the second Trump administration.And we are about to enter day two of the first government shutdown in almost 7 years. Today the Senate once again failed to pass a spending bill that would reopen the government. Which means thousands of federal workers have been furled while the Trump White House threatens widespread layoffs.Watch this. We are going to have to lay some people off if the shutdown continues. We don't ...

Today wasn't just White House press secretary Caroline Levit at the White House briefing. None other than JD Vance joined her. And frankly, the two of them lied through their teeth on some really important issues that people care about.So, I'm going to take a crack at some of the questions and try to set the record straight. Okay. First question goes to Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, Matt Bole.Why not. There's two key Democrat lies I would like uh to get your take on and see if you can address. ...

Government Shutdown & Political Landscape - The US government is shutting down due to Congress's failure to agree on a spending bill [1] - A potential government shutdown could lead to furloughing 750,000 federal workers [1] - The last government shutdown lasted 35 days during Donald Trump's first term [1] - Some analysts believe the Trump administration sees the shutdown as an opportunity to cut costs and potentially fire federal workers [1][2] - A recent poll indicates that 38% of Americans would blame Republicans for a government shutdown, while 27% would blame Democrats [4] Economic Impact & Data - A government shutdown could halt the release of crucial economic data, including the jobs report, impacting Federal Reserve policy and economic analysis [2] - The shutdown could freeze cost of living allowances tied to the CPI data, affecting Social Security recipients [2] - Mass layoffs of federal workers could raise anxiety in the market and create economic uncertainty [4] Healthcare & Policy - The debate over ACA tax credits is central to the shutdown, with potential impacts on healthcare premiums for millions of Americans [4][29] - A trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts could lead to a doubling of monthly healthcare premiums for some individuals [5] - Democrats are fighting to restore healthcare access and prevent cuts to community health centers [5][6] Trump Administration Actions & Controversies - The Trump administration's proposed $20 billion bailout for Argentina is continuing despite the shutdown [2][26] - Concerns are raised about the potential abuse of power and erosion of democracy under the Trump administration, including the use of the military in American cities [4][16][58] - A federal judge criticized ICE's masking of agents as a tactic to "terrorize Americans into quiescence" [24]