As Republicans and Democrats careened toward an Oct. 1 government shutdown, the parties clashed over whether to pass a clean extension of federal funding, as Republicans sought, or to extend expiring ...

Democrats are trying to extend tax credits that make some health insurance premiums more affordable, but immigrants in the country illegally are not eligible for these programs. Republicans have cited ...

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The ...

Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington With Congress at an ...

Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll ...