Senate fails to advance health care bills, with price hikes coming for millions

  1m ago Schumer rails against GOP for opposing ACA tax credit extension Schumer criticized Senate Republicans after the bill to extend ACA tax credits fell short. “Unfortunately our Republican colleagues refused to do what they should have done,” Schumer said at a news conference following the vote. “Republicans just blocked the Democrats’ bill for

Some lawmakers see path for health care deal after failed Senate votes

Washington — The Senate on Thursday rejected a pair of bills to address rising health care costs, with lawmakers unable to reach a bipartisan agreement on extending tax credits that help millions of Americans purchase insurance under the Affordable Care Act.  But with the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about

Minnesota tops list of 10 most expensive pandemic aid fraud schemes

Federal prosecutors have repeatedly called the fraud case that plundered Minnesota’s child nutrition program the “largest pandemic fraud in the United States.” But it’s far from the only multimillion-dollar scheme to cheat the U.S. government out of taxpayers money that Congress intended to help the country through the economic disaster that accompanied the COVID-19 crisis.

Federal judge orders Abrego Garcia’s immediate release from ICE custody

Washington — A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody. The decision from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis grants Abrego Garcia’s habeas petition to release him from custody and is a significant victory for Abrego

Senate to vote on dueling health care bills with price hikes on the horizon

  19m ago Thune says Democrats want to “extend the status quo” with no reforms to address fraud Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Senate TV Addressing the chamber, Thune reiterated Republicans’ argument against a clean extension of the tax credits, saying the subsidies create “perverse

Gold Institute for International Strategy’s Forum on Strengthening the Alliance in the Indo-Pacific

Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington-based think tank, will hold a forum on strengthening the alliance in the Indo-Pacific region at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 11. Agenda: 12:30 p.m. ET Conference Introduction: Eli M. Gold, president, Gold Institute for International Strategy … Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign