House Democratic leader gets in fiery clash as he defends ACA tax credit extension plan

House Democratic leader gets in fiery clash as he defends ACA tax credit extension plan

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday rejected as “ridiculous” an accusation that Democrats want to let pivotal Obamacare subsidies lapse in order to deal a political blow to Republicans. “Shame on you,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said at one point as he pushed back on that notion in a fiery exchange with CNBC’s Becky Quick on … Read more

Epstein files bill officially passes in Senate, sending it to Trump

Epstein files bill officially passes in Senate, sending it to Trump

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks with reporters outside his office on day 41 of the federal government shutdown, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images A bill forcing the Department of Justice to release its files on sex offender … Read more

Senate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown

Senate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown

The U.S. Capitol is shown up North Capitol Street on Nov. 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images The Senate late Sunday night passed the first stage of a deal that would end the U.S. government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. The procedural measure that allows other votes essential to the … Read more

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown. But … Read more

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside his office on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the government shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader … Read more

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on … Read more

Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government

Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government to reopen from a shutdown that began Oct. 1. But Republicans quickly dismissed Schumer’s proposal, which hinges on protecting enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for at least one year. In exchange, Democrats would drop their … Read more