4 h. ago Fight over government layoffs continues as shutdown drags on

A federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

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13 h. ago In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on

In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on  MPR News

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5 d. ago Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.

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7 d. ago Hakeem Jeffries says public pressure will force Congress to extend ACA subsidies

The Democratic House Minority Leader tells NPR Americans will pressure Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies as they realize their health care costs are going up.

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7 d. ago Merkley: 'So Many Republicans' Coming Over to Say We're Right on the Shutdown

Monday on CNN's "The Source," Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said "so many" Republicans had come over to the Democrats to agree they were right to fight to extend health care subsidies to illegal aliens to reopen the government. The post Merkley: ‘So Many Republicans’ Coming Over to Say We’re Right on the Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Trump returns to DC as dim outlook lingers, no end in sight for shutdown

President Donald Trump blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown entering its third week, as the political stalemate continues over health care subsidies.

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2 w. ago GOP Rep. Roy: Insurance Companies Are Lobbying for ACA Subsidies Because It Lines Their Pockets

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) stated that health insurance companies are lobbying heavily for the Affordable Care Act subsidies “Because they want that free money,” and that the money from The post GOP Rep. Roy: Insurance Companies Are Lobbying for ACA Subsidies Because It Lines Their Pockets appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Speaker Mike Johnson: Health Care Needs 'Real Reform' if Obamacare Subsidies Were Renewed

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday said that health care needs "real reform" if Congress were to renew the enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are expiring at the end of the year. The post Speaker Mike Johnson: Health Care Needs ‘Real Reform’ if Obamacare Subsidies Were Renewed appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown

As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies.

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2 w. ago Democrats to Party at Napa Retreat During Government Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republicans are ditching their weekend fundraising event as the government shutdown drags on, while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) continues to plan the Democrats' fundraising vacation in California's luxurious Napa Valley. The post Democrats to Party at Napa Retreat During Government Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago The Democrat Shutdown Is an Admission Obamacare Is a Failure

Democrats have shut down the government over enhanced Obamacare subsidies that only make health care more expensive. The post The Democrat Shutdown Is an Admission Obamacare Is a Failure appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Analysis | The health care subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown

Analysis | The health care subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown

It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute.

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