Overview

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to say whether she plans to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer, telling MSNBC the focus should be on protecting health coverage for families.
• She accused President Donald Trump of pursuing actions that threaten children’s access to insurance, repeating her claim that he wants to ensure kids are dying without coverage.
• Ocasio-Cortez said her office is open to negotiations and cited the stakes as millions losing access to essentials like insulin and chemotherapy.
• The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a seven-week continuing resolution after the House passed a short-term bill earlier in September, and coverage describes the government as shut down.
• Responding to GOP claims that AOC is driving Democrats’ posture, Nancy Pelosi called that notion ridiculous and said Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is leading the caucus.