Overview

• The Senate scheduled more votes Wednesday on competing funding bills, with both expected to fall short of the 60 votes needed after five prior failures.
• Democratic leaders rejected a one‑year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, with Hakeem Jeffries labeling it a nonstarter and Chuck Schumer insisting his caucus will not cave.
• A bipartisan House measure, H.R. 5145, would extend the subsidies for one year and has co‑sponsors from both parties, yet top Democrats dismissed it as insufficient.
• Republican divisions surfaced as Marjorie Taylor Greene pressed for action on premiums and figures such as Josh Hawley and Susan Collins signaled willingness to discuss extensions or a framework for talks.
• The White House floated withholding back pay and potential firings as workers face missed paychecks, while KFF and CBO warn premiums could more than double and millions could lose coverage if subsidies expire and polling shows broad public support for extending them.