RT Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG)I was not in Congress when all this Obamacare, “Affordable Care Act” bullshit started. I got here in 2021. As a matter of fact, the ACA made health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my family after it was passed, with skyrocketing premiums higher than our house payment.Let’s just say as nicely as possible, I’m not a fan.But I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are go ...

Welcoming CDC director Jim O'Neal is calling on vaccine makers to split up the combined MMR vaccine. In a post on X yesterday, O'Neal endorsed President Trump's earlier call to split the measles, MS, and Reubella vaccine into three separate injections. The post came just hours after O'Neal signed off on a vaccine advisory panel recommendation against getting the vaccine before the age of four.Let's bring in NBC News medical contributor Dr. . Vin Gupta. Uh so doctor, what would be the problem with this sugge ...

Healthcare Policy & Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Republicans are accused of lying about healthcare provisions dating back to the Bush administration, specifically regarding funding for emergency medical care for non-documented individuals [7][8] - Federal law prohibits spending federal dollars on non-documented immigrants, but emergency medical care is an exception [8] - Ending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies could lead to 100-400%+ increases in healthcare costs, particularly affecting people in red states [11][12] - Extending ACA subsidies is necessary to prevent harm to up to 27 million Americans [15] Political Strategy & Negotiations - Republicans are criticized for sending House members home early and then claiming they have no control over negotiations [1][2][3] - The speaker controls the schedule and whether the House is open for negotiations [3] - Democrats want to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidy, which is set to expire at the end of the year [5] - Republicans are allegedly using healthcare as a bargaining chip to pay for tax cuts [12] Economic Impact & Tax Policy - Tax cuts need to be paid for, and the burden is seemingly falling on middle-class and poor Americans through cuts to social safety nets like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare [13][14][16] - The promise of tax cuts may not outweigh the reality of higher healthcare premiums for voters [16]

Should families plan on paying more next year for healthcare. >> Boy, I hope not. I mean, we're working to bring cost down.We did that. We demonstrated it in the working families tax cut, the one big beautiful bill, where we we didn't cut Medicaid. We shored it up. We supported it.Why. Because we eliminated fraud, waste, and abuse. And don't take my word for it.Look at the CBO's analysis. The Congressional Budget Office says we're going to save $185 billion just in waste and abuse, which is going to make th ...

Welcome back. And joining me now is Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California. Senator Schiff, welcome back to Meet the Press. >> Great to be with you. >> Great to have you here. Thank you so much for being here. I do want to start right where I left off with the House Speaker, the government shutdown. Uh three of your colleagues uh in the Democratic caucus have broken rank. They voted with Republicans to keep the government open. How confident are you that Democrats will stay united in this fight? I'm c ...

Well, it is day 257 of the second Trump administration and day three of the government shutdown. But before we bring in our night cap, you know what time it is. I do want to start with breaking news this evening.Hamas said today that it agrees to release all Israeli hostages, a major part of the president's peace plan for Gaza. Hamas says it is ready to immediately enter into negotiations to discuss the details of the deal. The president released a statement saying the following quote, I believe they are re ...

Supreme Court's new term begins on Monday and once again the question of how far Donald Trump can push presidential power is on the docket. On November 5th, the high court will consider the legality of Trump's sweeping tariffs after a lower court ruled he overstepped his authority in imposing most of them. Then in January, the justices will hear arguments concerning Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.Meanwhile, we are now on day four of a government shutdown and former FBI Director J ...

Government Shutdown & Executive Power - The Trump administration, guided by figures like Russ Vote, views government shutdowns as opportunities to expand executive power, a strategy reminiscent of Project 2025 [1][2][7][22] - The administration is willing to leverage the shutdown to cut funding for projects, especially in Democratic-leaning states, even if the legal authority to do so is questionable [3][6][13] - This approach differs from past shutdowns, where the focus was on fiscal responsibility; now, the administration openly aims to harm political opponents and consolidate power [18][19] - The administration sees the shutdown as a "win-win" situation, either by forcing Democrats to concede or by advancing the agenda of reducing government and expanding executive authority [24][25][26] Political Strategy & Potential Repercussions - Democrats are framing the shutdown around healthcare, highlighting potential premium increases and loss of coverage, which resonates with a majority of Americans [11][12] - Republicans risk alienating voters in swing districts within blue states if they aggressively cut funding, potentially jeopardizing their chances in midterm elections [13][14][15] - Some Republicans recognize the risk of overreach and are wary of the administration's aggressive tactics [15][17] - The public's perception of government shutdowns has evolved, and it's unclear whether voters will punish either party at the polls [28] - Democrats' strategy of focusing on healthcare could backfire if Republicans offer a deal on healthcare subsidies, potentially removing a key issue for Democrats in the midterms [20][21][29]

McCay wrote a piece this year entitled The Visionary of Trump 2.0%, in which he takes a look at Russell Vot's potential impact under Trump's second presidency, which I'm thinking we might see quite soon. Uh, we'll get to that in just a moment. Um, Mara, I want to start with you though on my question.Um, in terms of the American people, busy, hardworking, maybe a little bit tuned out, like exhausted by the news. Um, are they really clued into what's at stake. How quickly would Americans feel the cuts to heal ...

We start tonight though with the shutdown in Washington DC which Donald Trump is trying to use to maximize pain and punish political foes. That's how the New York Times put it as Trump forges ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs. Permanent firings have never happened before in a government shutdown.Now though, senior government officials are privately warning that there will be firings and against those firings, advising the administration that they would be unlawful. Today, press secretary Caroline Lev ...