US EditionShutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins
Democrats leverage election victories to demand extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies during the longest U.S. government shutdown, now over 36 days, amid stalled bipartisan talks.
- On Tuesday, Democrats' big election gains complicated bipartisan efforts to reopen the government, with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urging President Donald Trump and GOP leaders to negotiate.
- At the center of the standoff is expiring Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, with Democrats demanding extensions before reopening the government while President Donald Trump refuses to negotiate.
- Federal agencies report mounting operational strains as the shutdown reached a new record, furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers and interrupting food aid, child care, and other services.
- Faced with split GOP views, President Donald Trump urged Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster, while a contingent of moderate senators explores a deal requiring House and White House approval.
- Absent a last-minute deal, the shutdown will almost certainly drag into next week, while polls show voters blame Republicans and send a clear message on health care costs, Democrats say.
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Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday his party’s “brand” could undergo “substantial damage” if Democrats were to cave and reopen the federal government following their overwhelming election victories Tuesday night. “There will be some pretty substantial damage done to a Democratic brand that has been rehabilitated, if on the heels of an election in […]
Union leaders cheer election wins—and some look ahead
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