Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Democrats unveil funding alternative to counter GOP in shutdown brawl

Preparing to tank the Republican plan to avert a funding lapse on Oct. 1, Democrats are offering their own proposal.

Democrats want government funding stopgap to reverse nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts

Senate Democrats unveil a proposal to fund the government, restore Medicaid cuts, and extend health insurance subsidies, contrasting with the Republican plan.

Democrats release competing funding bill as tensions grow over looming shutdown

The Democratic bill would fund the government until Oct. 31, while extending health care funding and rolling back Medicaid cuts in Trump's sweeping law, among other provisions.

Democrats Make Counteroffer in US Government Shutdown Standoff

An increasingly rancorous standoff over funding the US government intensified Wednesday as congressional Democrats swung big on a counteroffer, ratcheting up the risk of an Oct. 1 shutdown.

Republican Leaders Reject Democratic Healthcare Demands for Bill to Avoid Shutdown

(MedPage Today) -- Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of healthcare subsidies, challenging Democrats to vote against a stopgap spending bill that doesn't...

Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands to avoid shutdown

If the government does shut down on Oct. 1, most federal agencies will close and millions of federal employees won't receive paychecks.