Inside the GOP talks on Obamacare

The Senate is headed into recess with no Obamacare deal in sight, raising doubts about reviving the enhanced subsidies. Jake breaks down why a deal is growing out of reach. Plus, Democrats are revolting against a DHS funding bill amid ICE backlash. And the latest on the bipartisa ...  Show more

Are appropriators finally getting their mojo back? Anna and Jake dig into signs appropriators may be clawing back power as the House advances bipartisan funding bills ahead of a looming deadline. Plus, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer takes a victory lap on Senate recruitment ...  Show more

Ben argues why Congress' worst decisions are made when they're on tight deadlines to keep the government funded. With multiple Republican members of Congress leaving to serve in the Trump administration, Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to manage an even narrower majority. In t ...  Show more

During their first few days in power, the Republican-controlled House and Senate vowed to put aside their furious intraparty battles to make Donald J. Trump’s sweeping agenda the law of the land.

Catie Edmonson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, discu ...

This week on The New Abnormal, Semafor’s Washington Bureau Chief BenjySarlin tells us the who, what, and why that is the Republican Speaker of the House, Rep. MikeJohnson. Then, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner breaks down all the latest developmentsin the many legal troubles ...  Show more

Congress has kept relatively quiet during the first month of President Donald Trump's second term, but in the coming weeks it will be thrust into the spotlight. Amidst intraparty Republican debate over tax and spending cuts, Trump will deliver an address to Congress on Tuesday ni ...  Show more