Author: David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner
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GOP dismisses off-year races as Democrats eye 2026 Senate takeover
A string of overachieving election results this year by Democrats is reigniting their hopes of a Senate takeover, or at least making a dent in the GOP’s majority, as Republicans brush off the contests as overhyped. The latest of those races includes Tennessee’s special election, where a loss by Democrats in a Trump-dominated territory still…
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Obamacare subsidy deal further out of reach as bipartisan talks sputter
Once optimistic and bipartisan discussions to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies have all but fizzled out, with senators on both sides of the aisle skeptical a deal can come together before higher out-of-pocket premiums kick in next month. The inability to reach a compromise stems largely from a long-running impasse over GOP demands to…
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Democrats ‘regroup’ for Senate Obamacare talks after shutdown defeat
Senate Democrats have little time to cobble together a bill extending premium Obamacare subsidies with no guarantee that the legislation can pass, a bitter pill to swallow after weeks spent fighting with Republicans over healthcare. There are just three weeks when the Senate is in session before mid-December, when Republicans committed to holding a vote…
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Senate rebukes Trump with tariff vote despite JD Vance’s warning
The GOP-controlled Senate offered a rare rebuke Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda by voting to terminate the national emergency declaration used to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. Just hours earlier, Vice President JD Vance urged Senate Republicans behind closed doors to back the White House and told the Washington Examiner that voting to…