Democrats Step Up Push to Extend ACA Subsidies as Deadline Nears

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference during the 41st day of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democrats continued pushing for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits before they expire at the end of December.

Second strike on alleged drug boat was “war crime,” says former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

The White House said that a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat in September included more than one strike on the vessel, seemingly confirming a Washington Post report that the U.S. targeted the boat for a second time to take out survivors of the initial attack. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed the strikes