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How An Obamacare Deadline Is Colliding With Shutdown Negotiations

Republicans are signaling a new openness to extending health subsidies as Democrats suggest they want health care concessions to keep the government open.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

Around four million people could lose coverage starting next year if Congress does not act to extend subsidies that were created during the pandemic.
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Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and House have conceded that a stopgap bill will be needed to keep government funds flowing while they try to reach a long-term compromise.
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Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

The White House notified Congress that it plans to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money for foreign aid programs.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The administration is attempting to unilaterally claw back money that has already been appropriated by running out the clock for Congress to reject its request before the funding expires.
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