Democrats, Republicans and ACA

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Frustrated GOP centrists back ACA vote, siding with House Democrats
In 2021, Democrats expanded and enlarged tax credits for buying health insurance through the ACA marketplace. Starting next year, the subsidies will revert to prepandemic levels for lower- and middle-income Americans. The subsidies will end entirely for households earning more than four times the federal poverty line.

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House Republicans join Democrats to force vote on ACA subsidies
Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on extending healthcare subsidies
Republicans Back US House Democrats' to Force Vote on Healthcare Subsidies
Enough Republicans ​lawmakers ‍on ​Wednesday ​backed ⁠Democrats' effort ‌to force ​vote ‌on ‍extending Obamacare healthcare ⁠subsidies ​in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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House Republicans pass own version of health care bill
4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
US House passes Republican healthcare bill without ACA subsidy renewal
Some of the 24 million Americans who buy their health insurance through the ACA program, nicknamed Obamacare, could face sharply higher costs beginning on January 1 without action by Congress.

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Congress live updates as GOP lawmakers join Democrats to force vote on extending health care subsidies
Four Republicans join Democrats to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

GOP poised to overtake Democrats on voter rolls in key swing state after years of Dem dominance

Once a safe cushion for Democrats, North Carolina’s registration gap has shrunk since 2015, leaving the parties nearly tied as both sides battle for an edge with unaffiliated voters.

House Democrats roll out stock trading ban that includes Trump

The move could doom bipartisan efforts to ban stock trading, as Republicans may not back a measure that extends to the executive branch.

Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides

Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that they should not get caught up in ideological differences and can “sort through” them later.
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Democrats Don’t Need a Huge ‘Wave’ to Win Big in 2026

Democrats probably can’t repeat 2018’s blue wave. But a net gain of just three House seats would bust up Trump’s control of Washington.

Ted Cruz roasts Democrats, late-night comics and Biden administration while grilling FCC Chair Brendan Carr

Texas, grilled Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday over his push for broadcasters to take ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

Three Pa. Republicans are siding with Democrats in a last-ditch effort to save healthcare tax credits

U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie joined one other House Republican in backing a Democratic-led discharge petition Wednesday.

House Democrats to force war powers votes as Trump teases strikes on Venezuela

The votes follow a monthslong military campaign against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

Coons warns Democrats against basking in 2025 electoral successes and proposes more affirmative vision for future gains

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) outlined a path forward for the Democratic Party on Monday, warning his colleagues not to gloss over the profound matters plaguing the Left despite the victories it saw this year.