is House Minority Leader Hakee Jeff. Uh good morning to you. You heard the president uh last night.He says the Democrats are in the pockets of the insurance companies uh and that the price of uh your healthcare is actually going to go down under his plan. What say you. >> Well, good morning.Great to be with you. Uh the Republican health care crisis is devastating the American people and Donald Trump has zero credibility on the issue of healthcare. This is the party that has enacted the largest cut to Medica ...

Lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to reduce the cost of healthare. And that's because those Affordable Care Act tax credits, they're set to expire at the end of the year. And that means for the 22 million Americans who use them, their healthcare premiums are set to more than double.Interesting development today. There's been a lot of gridlock on this, but you saw four Republicans break with their party, cross the aisle, and join Democrats on a three-year extension of these Affordable Care Act ta ...

as we're hearing now from the White House. Emily, >> hey, Scott. So, yeah, hearing from a couple different folks here.Number one, I am hearing uh from a couple of Republican aids that this offer now made by the Democrats that they will vote to reopen the government if Republicans provide a one-year extension of those Affordable Care Act tax credits is not going to be accepted by Republicans. I was told that this offer was actually made several weeks ago, that it was rejected by Republicans. We're also now s ...

The record setting government shutdown is in day 38, but there seems to be some movement in the Senate to try to end the impass. Emily Wilkins is in Washington DC with the latest on the shutdown showdown. Emily.Hey Dom. Well, Senate Majority Leader John Thun said there could be a vote maybe today, might be this weekend, not just on that stop gap bill, but on potentially a larger package that Thun is hoping can get more Democratic support. So what is under discussion right now and again we should note there' ...

SNAP Benefits & Government Shutdown - The Trump administration believes it cannot legally use a contingency fund of approximately $5 billion to backfill SNAP benefits, which cost about $9 billion per month [1] - One in five New Mexicans, almost half a million people (21% of the state), rely on SNAP benefits [1] - Food banks are not equipped to sustainably fill the gap left by the potential lapse in SNAP funding [1] - Multiple government programs are under threat due to the shutdown, including WIC and essential air services, affecting both red and blue states [6] Political Standoff - Both Democratic and Republican parties feel supported by their base voters in their current stances, leading to a lack of urgency to compromise [2][3][4] - The White House wants to keep pressure on Democrats to open the entire government, not just fill money into the SNAP account [1] - House Republicans, including Mike Johnson, believe the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Democrats are championing are bankrupting the country and are fundamentally flawed [11][12] - It may require increasing pain and political pressure to push both sides to end the stalemate [7][9]

Well, President Trump speaking to reporters in the Oval Office right now. Our Emily Wilkins has some headlines for us. Emily.Hey, John. Two big things that have come out of the Oval Office so far. Number one, Trump saying that he is currently in negotiations with Democrats over those Affordable Care Act tax credits.Now, Trump did not provide a lot of details. And what he is saying is counter to what his own press secretary said just a few hours ago and saying there are no negotiations. So this potentially s ...

Government shutdown enters day two. No votes expected today. Uh also no jobs data. Emily Wilkins joins us now uh with more. We're going to hear about uh furlows or firings and mass at this point. I know we're getting a lot of infrastructure clawbacks in uh blue states. Um I don't know. Dem Democrats, it's almost like Trump administration wants to make Democrats pay for this. I mean, they're definitely ratcheting up the pressure on Democratic senators, Joe. And you know, now that the shutdown, we do know now ...