Watch live coverage as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference ahead of Thursday's expected vote on an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, an issue that was at the center of Democrats' demands in the shutdown fight. The vote was part of an agreement to reopen the longest government shutdown in history, which came to an end when a group of eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to end the impasse last month. That deal included a promise from GOP leaders to a ...

Republicans are expected to put up a health care bill of their own for a vote tomorrow. Comes alongside Democrats proposal to extend affordable care act tax credits for three years. The new Republican bill would replace the enhanced subsidies with direct to consumer health savings accounts and would be paired with certain ACA plans in 2026 and 2027.The legislation would also bar funds from being used for abortions or gender transition procedures along with some other reforms to plate conservative concerns. ...

FIGURES THIS OUT. HERE'S RYAN NOBLES IN TONIGHT'S BREAKDOWN. - REMEMBER THIS.- GOOD EVENING. THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN AMERICAN HISTORY. - AND WHILE THE SHUTDOWN MAY BE OVER FOR NOW, THE CRISIS OF RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS IS NOT.WITH HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES FOR MILLIONS SET TO EXPIRE WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP NOW COMMITTING TO A VOTE ON AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN. - BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IS AS A CONFERENCE, OUR MEMBERS AND I CAN'T SAY 100%, BUT I THINK FOR THE MO ...

on joining us, Punch Bowl News co-founder and MS Now political contributor Jake Sherman, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, and because Nenah and Chris play so well together, we have Chris Matthews back on, former host of Hard Ball here on uh Now MS Now. All right, Jake, I'm going to begin with you. Um, what is the the current status on trying to come up with a health care plan among Republicans in both the House and the Senate.Well, so the Senate, there's been some news in the last 15, 20 minutes, whic ...

With a deadline looming to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, conservative activists are pressuring Republican lawmakers to demand more restrictions on abortion coverage. https://t.co/XoU9jTSIf4 ...

the last one with Allieville, she starts right now. Hey, Allie. There was so much great stuff in your show tonight, but I'm important to play that Dan Bongino clip, right? Where he just says it out there. It's like, yeah, I used to have opinions that weren't based in fact, and now I'm the deputy director of the FBI, so I have to be based in fact, but one day I'll be back in that. It's like, what are you talking about? I'm taking a brief hiatus from pushing conspiracy theories for profit. That was weird. Jus ...

Senate Democrats have decided what kind of healthc [music] care bill they want to vote on. Remember this was Republican leader John Thun's pledge [music] to the other party when they voted to reopen the government last month. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced his members will force a vote on a bill to extend the expiring Affordable [music] Care Act tax credits for 3 years.That bill is unlikely to pass. Some Republicans have said they would vote for a proposal that extends the credits by one or two y ...

Healthcare Affordability & Policy - The discussion centers on the high cost of living, particularly housing, groceries, and electricity, with concerns that Republican refusal to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits will dramatically increase healthcare costs for millions [7][8] - Democrats claim to be focused on driving down the high cost of living, while Republicans are accused of lying about addressing inflationary pressures and now dismissing the affordability crisis as a hoax [8][10][11] - A bipartisan bill framework involving Representatives Gottheimer and Kiggans has been introduced as a potential path to ACA renewal [15] - 214 Democrats have signed a discharge petition to extend ACA tax credits for three years, needing only four House Republican votes to pass [16] - Senate Democrats, led by Leader Schumer, will force an up-or-down vote on extending ACA tax credits [17][18] - House Republicans are criticized for a "my way or the highway" approach, showing no interest in bipartisan solutions to fix the broken healthcare system and address the Republican-created healthcare crisis [20][21] - There's a possibility of a healthcare bill passing the Senate but failing in the House due to Republican opposition [22] Political Strategy & Redistricting - The Supreme Court's ruling on Texas redistricting is viewed as rubber-stamping a racially gerrymandered map engineered by Texas Republicans at Donald Trump's order [3] - Despite the adverse ruling, efforts will continue to ensure fair maps across the country, with California's Prop 50 cited as an example [3] - The speaker calls on more traditional or swing-seat Republicans to pressure their leadership to allow a vote on extending ACA tax credits [23]

The manic posting and inability to keep his eyes open would raise questions about any 80-year-old, let alone the president of the United States. Trump made nearly 160 posts lashing out at political enemies and of course boosting fawning messages from his supporters, obviously. That is a rate of nearly one post per minute, just to give you a sense.And then, believe it or not, he started back up again shortly before 6:00 a. m. this morning.Now, all of that social media posting in lie of restorative sleep appe ...

For some reason, Republicans have had a hangup about the Affordable Care Act from start to finish. And it really has resulted in many things that people, it's been 15 years. They forgot that people were denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions, that being a woman was a preexisting condition, having cancer or the the things that were there.They never liked it. But they've never come up with an alternative. And here's the reality.Too many people can't afford health insurance right now. We're alread ...