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Senate Republicans circulate health care proposals for averting year-end subsidy cliff

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, is joined by from left: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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Senate Republicans are floating a variety of health care plans to address the year-end expiration of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies that is projected to more than double out-of-pocket costs for 22 million Americans.

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Marc Elias, an attorney for Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready, expresses frustration after new documents were entered into evidence during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear from an architect of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax.

Marc Elias, an attorney for Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready, expresses frustration after new documents were entered into evidence during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Lawyer who peddled Steele dossier gets his moment before Supreme Court

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump hitting the road to gain upper hand on the affordability debate

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stands near flags after speaking in a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

Boasberg calls DOJ whistleblower to testify as he considers contempt charge against Trump officials

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With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court delivers win to religious vaccine resisters

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stands near flags after speaking in a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

Boasberg calls DOJ whistleblower to testify as he considers contempt charge against Trump officials

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court delivers win to religious vaccine resisters

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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to the crowd before California Gov. Gavin Newsom took the stage during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett kicks off Texas Senate bid, seeking John Cornyn’s seat

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An American flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court poised to grant Trump broader firing powers over independent agencies

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

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Illegal immigrant Ian Andre Roberts and Maryland’s inflated voter rolls

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Boat hits won’t end fentanyl scourge

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In this photo provided by Jon Alan Hale, Hale, left, poses with friends after taking his 15,000th Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Jon Alan Hale via AP)

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‘Golden Dome’ czar quietly consults with private companies on missile defense project’s architecture

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U.S. envoy Howery to meet Greenland, Danish officials at joint summit amid strained relations

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump hitting the road to gain upper hand on the affordability debate

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Trump dubs Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘Rotten Apple,’ as GOP feud boils over

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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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RFK Jr. panel votes to remove hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for some newborns

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