The Latest Breaking News from Obamacare

One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president – and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record for the longest in history – the Democrats swept to victory in key races across the county.

President Trump wants to talk with Democratic lawmakers about the Affordable Care Act, but an election year would complicate negotiations.

The Republican practice of attributing their own failures to the Democrats is nearly as old as civilisation itself. During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump and the GOP have, on multiple occasions, blamed the Democrats to deflect responsibility from themselves.

Enhanced subsidies keeping premiums affordable for millions will expire, threatening to more than double what households pay out of pocket

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of withholding details of a Republican alternative to the Affordable Care Act, intensifying GOP tensions as health care costs loom as a 2026 election issue.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Division within the GOP caucus over food stamps could give Democrats a key opening to ramp up the pressure on Republicans to make concessions and earn their votes to end the shutdown, John Bowden and Eric Garcia report

As funding for food aid program is about to be exhausted, Congress fails for 13th time to advance Republican bill

As the government shutdown stretches into another week, Senate Republicans are openly considering the "nuclear option," eliminating the filibuster in a bid to force through a funding bill.

Greene, a MAGA ally, has joined Democrats in calling for more affordable healthcare in the country