ALBANY, New York — The statewide blue wave in which New York Democrats made big gains in nearly every corner of the state this November had one glaring exception: Nassau County. While Empire State Democrats scored one of their best election nights on record, Republicans held down America’s archetypal suburb, with GOP candidates notching an […]
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House Republican leaders presented no firm plan Tuesday for advancing health care legislation as anxiety rises in the GOP ranks over the impending expiration of key Obamacare subsidies at the end of the year. Instead, Speaker Mike Johnson presented attendees of a closed-door conference meeting with list of 10 possible policies that could get votes […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats are requesting the Justice Department and FBI hand over internal records related to six Democratic members of Congress with military and law enforcement backgrounds who filmed an anti-Trump video urging troops not to follow illegal orders. It comes after some of the Democrats who appeared in the video disclosed late last […]
Get ready for the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to lapse. All signs are pointing in that direction as President Donald Trump refuses to endorse an extension and Senate Republicans coalesce behind a plan from Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) that would end the Obamacare tax credits and instead expand government-funded health […]
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is endorsing her former House colleague Elaine Luria’s comeback bid in the latest effort by Democrats to clear the primary in a highly targeted purple district. “I am excited to support Elaine Luria’s campaign for Congress, because Virginians deserve a dedicated public servant who is focused on delivering for the people […]
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are moving decisively away from extending key Obamacare tax credits that help more than 20 million Americans pay for health insurance — following direct cues from President Donald Trump while also stoking ire among many in the GOP who fear severe political repercussions. In a Monday interview with POLITICO, Trump […]
Senate Republicans will offer a health care plan for a vote Thursday alongside a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, capping off days of furious behind-the-scenes debates. The decision announced Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader John Thune is a U-turn from just a day prior, when GOP leadership was prepared to skip a vote […]
NEW YORK — Brooklyn progressive Brad Lander is planning to launch his bid for Congress as soon as Wednesday, challenging Rep. Dan Goldman from the political left in a district that went big for Zohran Mamdani, three people familiar with his preparations told POLITICO. The city comptroller is expected to open his campaign with a […]
TRUMP’S TAKE ON HEALTH TALKS — President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns was noncommittal on the fate of Obamacare subsidies set to lapse at the end of the month, the latest sign that Republicans will let them expire. Pressed on whether he would intervene and ask Congress to extend the […]
Senate Republicans have no shortage of health care plans. The challenge is getting all 53 of them to rally behind one. Three days before a high-profile vote on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, GOP senators are nowhere near coalescing behind any single alternative that could be put up alongside it. Instead, Republican […]