Democrats keep the focus on health care in the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk

It added that voters are siding with Democrats’ health care funding demands, that “Republicans are starting to feel the heat” on the issue and that the GOP’s political pain will worsen “the longer and ... Read More

Democrats Play the Hits on Health Care. But Fewer People Are Listening.

The basic political conflict in America has changed to something very different than the one putting health care to the fore. Read More

Dems, GOP switch sides on gov't shutdown amid another fight over Affordable Care Act

Republican lawmakers took the government to the brink of closing in 2013 as they attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or ACA. Now, more than 10 years later, Democrats are holding a similar ... Read More

Emboldened Democrats dig in on health care demands in shutdown fight

Energized by public opinion, Democrats are refusing to budge on their demands to extend expiring Obamacare tax credits, frustrating Republican leaders. Read More

House approves stopgap spending bill but health care fight threatens a shutdown

The House voted 217 to 212 on Friday to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government though Nov. 21. But the government appeared to inch closer to a shutdown after Democrats in the Senate ... Read More

Democrats push for permanent extension of expiring health care subsidies

A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as arguments are heard about the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (CN) — ... Read More

Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. Read More