Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Trump twists Democrats' arm in shutdown fight, freezing New York subway projects and threatening thousands of layoffs

The same Republicans accusing Democrats of holding the government "hostage" triggered a shutdown in 2013 over Obama’s health care law.

'I don't have anything to negotiate:' Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy

(The Center Square) – As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands in exchange for their votes on federal funding.

Shutdown risks leaving millions with costlier health insurance

Democrats want to extend pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies; the GOP does not, and the impasse threatens gains made in health coverage since 2010.

This shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences

At the heart of the fight over the government shutdown is the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans who may soon face an impossible choice: accept a significant increase in their premiums or take a gamble and forgo…

Rep. Sewell releases statement on government shutdown

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, released the following statement Wednesday “after the Republican-led Congress and the Trump Administration failed to pass a single appropriations bill before the September 30 funding deadline and refused to negotiate with Democrats on an extension,” Sewell’s release shared. “Trump and Republicans are responsible for this government shutdown,” Sewell said. “They are so hellbent on kicking Americans off…

Health care is at the center of the government shutdown

The federal government shutdown continues as Democrats and Republicans clash over health care policy and tax credits, with no votes scheduled due to Yom Kippur.