Lindsey McPherson

House passes bill to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize gender-affirming care for minors, imposing penalties of up to 10 years in prisons for parents and doctors who authorize or provide such care.

December 17, 2025

House GOP passes ‘first step’ health care bill, considers broader package in 2026

House Republicans passed a health care bill on Wednesday that could serve as a catalyst for a broader measure next year to expand choices beyond Obamacare and lower costs for all Americans.

December 17, 2025

Senate Democrats launch 2026 initiative to lower costs

Senate Democrats on Wednesday announced a 2026 initiative in which they'll push proposals to lower the costs of health care, energy, housing, groceries and tariffs.

December 17, 2025

Obamacare subsidy extension to get House vote after enough Republicans join discharge petition

House Democrats' bill to extend enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies for three years will get a vote after four swing-district Republicans joined them on a discharge petition to force action.

December 17, 2025

Senate Democrats threaten court action if Justice Department doesn’t release full Epstein files

Senate Democrats believe the Justice Department is unlikely to release its full Epstein case files by Friday as required under a law Congress enacted last month and are preparing for a court fight.

December 16, 2025

Speaker Johnson predicts GOP unity on health care vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted swing-district Republicans who are upset about not renewing expiring Obamacare subsidies will still support the party's bill to provide alternative ways to lower health insurance costs for all Americans.

December 16, 2025

Speaker Johnson: Emails to show FBI warned Biden DOJ it lacked probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago

Emails that the Justice Department is set to hand over to Congress will show the FBI warning Biden administration officials that they did not have probable cause to raid President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022, House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed Tuesday.

December 16, 2025

House Republicans set to vote on ‘responsible alternative’ to Obamacare

The House will vote this week on a Republican health care package that Speaker Mike Johnson said will provide "clear, responsible alternatives" to Obamacare.

December 14, 2025

House GOP produces wide-ranging health care bill they plan to vote on next week

House Republicans finalized a bill on Friday that Speaker Mike Johnson said will provide "clear, responsible alternatives" to Obamacare.

December 12, 2025

Obamacare compromise elusive as Senate bills fail, bipartisan House plans lack majority support

Congress appears unlikely to enact any health care law before the year's end when enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies expire, though some lawmakers still hold out hope for a compromise.

December 11, 2025

Senate rejects dueling health care bills as enhanced Obamacare subsidy cliff looms

The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic bill to extend enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative to redirect that government aid into tax-exempt Health Savings Accounts.

December 11, 2025

Thune: Senate Republicans don’t back Trump’s call to nix the ‘blue slip’ process for nominees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that "way more Republican senators" want to preserve the "blue slip" process for home-state senators to object to U.S. attorney and district court nominees than those who side with President Trump's call to scrap it.

December 11, 2025

Swing district House Republicans launch discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidies

A group of centrist House Republicans, frustrated with their leadership's decision not to bring legislation temporarily extending enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies to the floor, are banding together to try to force a vote.

December 10, 2025

House Republicans ready health care package that will not extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies

House Republicans are planning to vote on a health care package next week that does not renew enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies, prompting a group of centrist Republicans to launch a discharge petition to try to force a vote on a two-year extension.

December 10, 2025

Senate Republicans come up with an alternative to Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension

Senate Republicans have mostly united around a proposal to avoid the year-end health care cliff.

December 9, 2025

Senate Republicans circulate health care proposals for averting year-end subsidy cliff

Senate Republicans are floating a variety of health care plans to address the year-end expiration of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies that is projected to more than double out-of-pocket costs for 22 million Americans.

December 8, 2025

GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension

Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and long-term fixes as Congress faces a year-end cliff.

December 5, 2025

Senate Democrats opt for partisan vote on a 3-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies

Senate Democrats plan to use their GOP-promised health care vote next week to try to advance a clean three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies because they say no bipartisan path is available.

December 4, 2025

Democrats refusing to negotiate on Obamacare subsidies

Democrats, believing they have the political upper hand on a health care cliff they created, are rebuffing GOP alternatives to extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire this year.

December 3, 2025

House lawmakers struggle to protect kids on social media without trampling on free speech rights

House lawmakers working on a package of bills to protect kids online say they are trying to strike the appropriate balance between forcing Big Tech to implement safeguards and protecting users' rights.

December 2, 2025