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Letlow launches primary challenge to Cassidy with Trump’s backing

With President Donald Trump's endorsement, Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow is challenging Sen. Bill Cassidy in the Republican primary.

Roll Call

Is Donald Trump now the GOP’s biggest obstacle to keeping the Senate?

ANALYSIS: Republicans are being forced to spend time and resources putting out fires that Donald Trump keeps setting, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: EU weighs up economic sanctions against US after Trump’s tariff threats

European leaders meet for crisis talks and are expected to discuss reviving plan to levy tariffs on €93bn of US goods – key US politics stories from Sunday 18 January at a glance

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Trump exacts revenge on Bill Cassidy by backing possible Republican challenger

Trump’s support of Letlow comes after Louisiana senator voted to convict president in second impeachment trial

The Guardian - US

Senate Republicans want to protect a majority, but Trump won’t give them a break

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s MAGA purity tests could endanger Republicans running in key battles that could decide the fate of his Senate majority, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Health care fight returns in January with affordability at center - Roll Call

Parties and factions within them are sharply divided on a path forward; several avenues being explored haven’t led to viable legislation.

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Roll Call’s 2025 news photos of the year - Roll Call

Roll Call’s photojournalists share their most memorable news images from the tumultuous and record-breaking year on Capitol Hill.

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Why can’t the White House and Republicans in Congress get on the same page to fix Obamacare?

ANALYSIS: Congress is directionless as Trump checks out, unwilling to bail out his hated foe’s signature policy achievement even though his party faces electoral doom, write John Bowden and Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK

Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could.

The Senate failed to pass a three-year extension on tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. But the only thing keeping it at all "affordable" was a flood of taxpayer money to conceal its true expense.

Reason

Republican says ‘deal can be had’ on healthcare as subsidies set to expire

Senator Bill Cassidy urges collaboration between Democrats and his party after Senate rejected dual healthcare bills

The Guardian - US

Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding

The Independent UK

FDA to update regulations after unconfirmed claims of Covid vaccine-linked death

Announcement, and lack of details in the weeks following, represents major departure from previous FDA priorities

The Guardian - US

Senate fails to advance bills to avert massive Obamacare premiums hike for millions of Americans

Senate remains divided over Obamacare premiums and abortion while millions of Americans stare down a financial deadline

The Independent UK

Republicans barrel toward health care cliff while Democrats claim messaging war victory: ‘The American public knows’

IN FOCUS: AOC tells The Independent 'We've won the discourse with the American people and understanding what we were fighting for and why'

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Johnson reveals House GOP won’t allow extension of Obamacare subsidies, leaving 24M Americans at risk

This comes as the Senate tees up a vote on its plan for its own health care bill

Roll Call

Lawmakers hold hope for health care even with partisan Senate votes - Roll Call

Republican plans include offering health savings accounts funded by the government with $1,000 to $1,500 monthly.

International Business Times UK

Health Costs Expected to Triple as Senate Republicans Advocate $1,500 HSA Solution

A 55-year-old couple could see annual premiums jump from $7,225 to $24,535 as Senate Republicans propose HSA deposits instead of extending ACA subsidies.

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Cassidy suggests HHS is anti-science ahead of hepatitis B meeting - Roll Call

Sen. Bill Cassidy said federal health officials might be biased agains science.

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The Independent UK

Key Republican senator pushes support for Obamacare patch before Americans’ healthcare premiums jump

Senator, who has released his own long-term plan to reform the Affordable Care Act, says more urgent legislation is needed to prevent costs from spiking

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Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal - Roll Call

Senators are open to a bipartisan agreement that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies before year’s end.

The Independent UK

Why Trump and his Republican allies can’t agree on an Obamacare fix

ANALYSIS: President Trump’s call for giving payments directly to Americans makes passing anything harder for Republicans, but there’s little appetite for shoring up Obamacare even with a deadline imminent, writes John Bowden

Axios

Louisiana vaccine skeptic gets No. 2 CDC job

Former Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham also backed the unproven COVID treatment ivermectin.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana official who called Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous’ given key CDC post

Ralph Abraham appointed deputy director as RFK Jr continues to reshape US federal health leadership

Fortune

Meet Ralph Lee Abraham, the CDC's new second-in-command who believes the Affordable Care Act should be repealed and called vaccines 'dangerous'

Abraham, 70, started his career in veterinary medicine.

Roll Call

Louisiana surgeon general Abraham installed as deputy at CDC - Roll Call

Abraham is a critic of mass vaccination and strong supporter of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda.

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