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Failed Senate votes on Obamacare fixes leave lawmakers divided on healthcare subsidies as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blames Republicans for looming crisis.
Two bills failed to secure the necessary 60 votes to break a filibuster and advance Thursday. Congress has no deal ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline to avoid premium hikes under Obamacare.
The Senate rejected the extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, guaranteeing a steep rise in health care costs for millions of Americans
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House Democrat pushes Senate to reverse Trump federal union order after GOP revolt by 20 Republicans
Bipartisan House lawmakers push Senate to reverse Trump's federal worker union order as Rep. Jared Golden's bill gains GOP support in rare bipartisan move.
The decision is here: The Indiana Senate has rejected the mid-decade redistricting bill by a 19-31 vote. Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendleton, is offering closing statements on the redistricting bill, meaning that a vote is imminent. Gaskill signaled he didn't know which way the vote would go.
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Senate rejects extension of healthcare subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.
Liberal groups and senators are standing firm in their embrace of Graham Platner, even as the progressive outsider’s political baggage hangs over Maine’s Democratic Senate primary to take on incumbent Sen.
Bipartisan lawmakers push Pentagon to release Caribbean boat strike footage through defense bill, demanding transparency on controversial operations.