US EditionMedia’s partial truths on immigrant health care at heart of shutdown
Republicans use misleading claims about undocumented immigrant healthcare to oppose extending popular Obamacare subsidies supported by 78% of Americans, according to a KFF poll.
- Federal agencies shut down last Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution for funding past October 1.
- This shutdown stemmed from a political standoff over Democrats' demand to extend temporary federal health insurance subsidies.
- Republicans claim Democrats seek free health care for undocumented immigrants, but Democrats deny this, noting current law bars such coverage.
- A KFF survey found 78 percent of Americans, including 59 percent of Republicans, support extending these subsidies.
- Without action, premiums for 24 million Americans could rise 114 percent in 2026, and four million people may lose coverage.
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Dr. Oz DEBUNKS government shutdown lies about health care
Democrats are playing "high-stakes poker" with the government shutdown, and they’re "running out of chips," says Dr. Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator for President Trump. He joins Glenn on this week’s "Glenn TV" Friday Exclusive to debunk the Left’s lies — like is the shutdown REALLY about providing "lifesaving" care for illegal migrants? (Hint: No, no it’s not.) Plus, Dr. Oz explains why Americans are paying higher…
Media’s partial truths on immigrant health care at heart of shutdown
This week’s episode of Bias Breakdown examines how media coverage of the government shutdown has centered on health care for immigrants — including immigrants in the country illegally — and how partisan outlets have transformed that issue into two competing narratives. Both left and right-aligned media narratives rely on partial truths and selective facts, leaving viewers unsure of what is actually happening. Left-leaning media frame the story …
Hickenlooper Slams Republicans for Shutdown and Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
As the federal government shutdown extends into its second week, there are signs that President Trump is beginning to waver on his commitment to this chaos. The Republican lie that Democrats want to fund health care for undocumented immigrants is going nowhere. Democrats, meanwhile, continue to dominate the narrative by keeping Republicans on the defensive […]
Economist Stephen Moore runs through Democrats’ shutdown wish list — “It’s lunacy!”
Economist Stephen Moore joined Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft to dissect the latest Washington standoff over health care subsidies, government spending, and what Moore calls “the great Obamacare fraud.” The two discussed how Democrats are fighting to make permanent what was supposed to be a temporary pandemic-era expansion of federal health insurance subsidies—while Republicans, fearing political backlash, appear ready to fold. Proft o…
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