Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he offered Democrats a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies in a bid to end the 16-day government shutdown, but he wouldn’t promise an outcome. The Senate again failed to advance the GOP funding bill, and Thune plans a procedural vote to...
President Trump again dangled the Insurrection Act, even as courts swat down his use of other statutes to send federalized troops into Democratic-led cities. Appellate challenges from Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago are piling up, with the 9th Circuit set to rehear a California ruling on Oct. 22; experts say...
The Senate’s 10th attempt to reopen the government failed Thursday, with a GOP short-term funding bill drawing just 51 votes after progressives rejected promises of a future debate on Affordable Care Act subsidies. Majority leader John Thune offered a scheduled vote on the subsidies, but Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
On day 16 of the shutdown, the Senate rejected the House’s short-term funding bill 51-45, the tenth failed attempt to reach the 60-vote threshold to reopen the government. House speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats, calling an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits too complex for a stopgap and saying...
Alarmed by news images and reports, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she has serious concerns that federal agents are defying her temporary restraining order protecting journalists and peaceful protesters in Chicago. In a hearing called on short notice Thursday, Ellis, 'not happy,' ordered any agents with body cameras to...
As Congress remains deadlocked over extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits—now a central sticking point in a weeks-long federal shutdown—millions face steep price hikes ahead of Nov. 1 open enrollment. A KFF analysis projects average subsidized premiums would more than double next year, up 114% or about $1,016,...
After reports that Young Republican leaders shared slurs, praised Hitler, and joked about slavery and rape in a Telegram group chat, Republican officials demanded resignations. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott urged state senator Sam Douglass to step down and leave the party; the YRNF condemned the messages, and Kansas deactivated its...
Barack Obama endorsed Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's governor race, appearing in two new digital ads that stress the economy and abortion rights and urge that "every vote counts." Spanberger faces Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in one of two governor contests this year, closely watched as a...
CNN’s KFile uncovered deleted Reddit posts by Graham Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer now running for U.S. Senate in Maine, in which he called himself a 'communist,' derided 'all' police, and insulted rural White Americans. Platner, who deleted the posts before launching his campaign in August, told CNN...
JD Vance downplayed leaked racist and sexist Young Republicans texts—including messages praising rape and Hitler—as youthful missteps, despite participants being 24–35, Mother Jones reported. In Gaza, Israel threatened to resume fighting after Hamas said it cannot recover more hostage remains without special equipment; Hamas returned two more bodies, nine in...
