Sahil Kapur
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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, says the Republican health care bill coming to a House vote this week is “milquetoast garbage.”
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, says the Republican health care bill coming to a House vote this week is “milquetoast garbage.”
Rep. Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., says the Republicans scrambling on various ACA discharge petitions “are just trying to cover their ass for re-election purposes” rather than fix the problem. “They know Trump and their whole party have been about blowing up and cutting health care funding.”
December 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Rep. Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., says the Republicans scrambling on various ACA discharge petitions “are just trying to cover their ass for re-election purposes” rather than fix the problem. “They know Trump and their whole party have been about blowing up and cutting health care funding.”
Even if an ACA funding bill somehow passes the House, there's a torpedo waiting to blow it up in the Senate: Abortion.
Republicans have made "Hyde" language a red line.
Dems say hell no.
Thune and Schumer both call this an obstacle.
from 5 weeks ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans have made "Hyde" language a red line.
Dems say hell no.
Thune and Schumer both call this an obstacle.
from 5 weeks ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Even if an ACA funding bill somehow passes the House, there's a torpedo waiting to blow it up in the Senate: Abortion.
Republicans have made "Hyde" language a red line.
Dems say hell no.
Thune and Schumer both call this an obstacle.
from 5 weeks ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans have made "Hyde" language a red line.
Dems say hell no.
Thune and Schumer both call this an obstacle.
from 5 weeks ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
I asked Schumer if Dems will tie ACA $ to 1/30 funding deadline like last time.
Doesn’t sound like it. He says “toothpaste is already out of the tube” by then.
“It’s on the Republicans that we haven't had health care done. After January 1, it's very, very hard to put it back.”
Doesn’t sound like it. He says “toothpaste is already out of the tube” by then.
“It’s on the Republicans that we haven't had health care done. After January 1, it's very, very hard to put it back.”
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I asked Schumer if Dems will tie ACA $ to 1/30 funding deadline like last time.
Doesn’t sound like it. He says “toothpaste is already out of the tube” by then.
“It’s on the Republicans that we haven't had health care done. After January 1, it's very, very hard to put it back.”
Doesn’t sound like it. He says “toothpaste is already out of the tube” by then.
“It’s on the Republicans that we haven't had health care done. After January 1, it's very, very hard to put it back.”
Chuck Schumer on ACA: “When these tax credits expire, when premiums spike, people will lose insurance, people will get sick, some will die, and many of them will go broke when it comes to health care… After January 1, it's very hard to put that tooth toothpaste back in the tube.”
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Chuck Schumer on ACA: “When these tax credits expire, when premiums spike, people will lose insurance, people will get sick, some will die, and many of them will go broke when it comes to health care… After January 1, it's very hard to put that tooth toothpaste back in the tube.”
NEW: Mike Johnson says he WON'T call a House vote on extending ACA funding this week
Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
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Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NEW: Mike Johnson says he WON'T call a House vote on extending ACA funding this week
Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.: "2026 is gearing up to be the year of deeper pocketbooks and lower costs for the American people."
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.: "2026 is gearing up to be the year of deeper pocketbooks and lower costs for the American people."
House Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris tells me ACA money will expire on schedule at year-end. He isn’t worried about centrist Republicans pursuing discharge petitions and teaming up with Dems to pass ACA subsidy extension, because any such bill will “be killed over in the Senate.”
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
House Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris tells me ACA money will expire on schedule at year-end. He isn’t worried about centrist Republicans pursuing discharge petitions and teaming up with Dems to pass ACA subsidy extension, because any such bill will “be killed over in the Senate.”
Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data
"The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%."
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"The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%."
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Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data
The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data
"The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%."
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
"The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%."
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👀 White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Trump, Vance, Musk, Vought and Bondi: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
👀 White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Trump, Vance, Musk, Vought and Bondi: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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Trump just posted this on Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Trump just posted this on Rob Reiner
GOP congressman tells Trump to stop ‘kissing Russia’s ass’ www.nj.com/politics/202...
GOP congressman tells Trump to stop ‘kissing Russia’s ass’
The Nebraska Republican criticized the president for "trashing Europe" while favoring Russia in comments to NBC News.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
GOP congressman tells Trump to stop ‘kissing Russia’s ass’ www.nj.com/politics/202...
NEW: Democrats tout projects funded by a bill they voted against
It's a tactic Republicans have a history of using, which former Speaker Nancy Pelosi derided as “vote no and take the dough.” But now, some swing-district Democrats are doing the same.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
It's a tactic Republicans have a history of using, which former Speaker Nancy Pelosi derided as “vote no and take the dough.” But now, some swing-district Democrats are doing the same.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats tout projects funded by a bill they voted against
It's a tactic Republicans have a history of using, which former Speaker Nancy Pelosi derided as "vote no and take the dough." But now, some swing-district Democrats are doing the same.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW: Democrats tout projects funded by a bill they voted against
It's a tactic Republicans have a history of using, which former Speaker Nancy Pelosi derided as “vote no and take the dough.” But now, some swing-district Democrats are doing the same.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
It's a tactic Republicans have a history of using, which former Speaker Nancy Pelosi derided as “vote no and take the dough.” But now, some swing-district Democrats are doing the same.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
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'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
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Speaker Johnson is eying a vote on a health care package *next week*, per House Republican leadership aides. Underlying bill will include policies like codifying AHPs, approving CSRs, PBM transparency. (NO Crapo-Cassidy.)
Plus an amendment on extending ACA funds; no details yet.
Plus an amendment on extending ACA funds; no details yet.
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Speaker Johnson is eying a vote on a health care package *next week*, per House Republican leadership aides. Underlying bill will include policies like codifying AHPs, approving CSRs, PBM transparency. (NO Crapo-Cassidy.)
Plus an amendment on extending ACA funds; no details yet.
Plus an amendment on extending ACA funds; no details yet.
House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
This batch of photos includes Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Woody Allen.
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This batch of photos includes Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Woody Allen.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
The release, which contains photographs of Trump, former President Bill Clinton and other prominent figures, comes amid next week's deadline for the Justice Department give what files it has on Epstei...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
This batch of photos includes Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Woody Allen.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
This batch of photos includes Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Woody Allen.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Michigan Advance: McMorrow slams Stevens’ impeachment bid, injecting fire into Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary michiganadvance.com/2025/12/10/m...
McMorrow slams Stevens’ impeachment bid, injecting fire into Michigan's U.S. Senate primary • Michigan Advance
Direct punches have been few and far between on the Democratic Party side of the 2026 U.S. Senate nomination fight, but that changed Wednesday when two of the race’s heavy hitters – Mallory McMorrow a...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Michigan Advance: McMorrow slams Stevens’ impeachment bid, injecting fire into Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary michiganadvance.com/2025/12/10/m...
FBI operations director Michael Glasheen says antifa is the government’s “primary concern” as “the most immediate violent threat” domestically. Bennie Thompson asks where antifa exists in the US and how many members it has.
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
FBI operations director Michael Glasheen says antifa is the government’s “primary concern” as “the most immediate violent threat” domestically. Bennie Thompson asks where antifa exists in the US and how many members it has.
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley applauds Indiana Republicans for defying Donald Trump and rejecting the gerrymander. Kiley’s California district has been smashed to pieces as part of the Democratic retaliation for the mid-decade redistricting war triggered by Trump and his allies in Texas.
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley applauds Indiana Republicans for defying Donald Trump and rejecting the gerrymander. Kiley’s California district has been smashed to pieces as part of the Democratic retaliation for the mid-decade redistricting war triggered by Trump and his allies in Texas.
🚨 Indiana Senate rejects a redistricting push to expand GOP power in the House, a major defeat for Trump who relentlessly pressured state Republicans to do it. Also a defeat for Mike Johnson who pushed for this. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Indiana Senate rejects GOP-drawn congressional map in a major rebuke of Trump
Trump and national Republicans pushed Indiana lawmakers for new district lines that could have allowed the party to gain two seats in next year’s midterms.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨 Indiana Senate rejects a redistricting push to expand GOP power in the House, a major defeat for Trump who relentlessly pressured state Republicans to do it. Also a defeat for Mike Johnson who pushed for this. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., warns that Republicans in divided districts may lose over ACA. “I don't think I'm at risk... But I am worried about all these other folks that won by 1 point, 2 pts, 3 pts. We’ve had a lot of close elections, and that can make the difference for them.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., warns that Republicans in divided districts may lose over ACA. “I don't think I'm at risk... But I am worried about all these other folks that won by 1 point, 2 pts, 3 pts. We’ve had a lot of close elections, and that can make the difference for them.”
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says there won’t be any ACA funding extension unless Democrats agree to beef up Hyde/abortion language tied to the money. “We will not fund abortion with taxpayer money,” he says. “And if that becomes the issue for them, then we'll go to the mat on it.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says there won’t be any ACA funding extension unless Democrats agree to beef up Hyde/abortion language tied to the money. “We will not fund abortion with taxpayer money,” he says. “And if that becomes the issue for them, then we'll go to the mat on it.”