Affordable Care Act, tax credits and Senate Democrats
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Congressional retirements can signal internal party strains, and reshape the political landscape ahead of critical elections.
Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.
Four Democratic senators blasted an Education Department plan to move certain operations to other departments through interagency agreements as “outrageous,” and “illegal,” saying it circumvented appropriations law.
With Pressley on the test ballot, Markey still led Moulton, but by a much slimmer margin, 35-25; Pressley garnered 21% of the vote and Rikleen finished with 5%. The margin of error here for likely Democratic voters was 6.1%.
As intrigue grows over whether Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett plans to announce a U.S. Senate campaign next week, she confirmed to CBS News she's spoken with would-be opponents.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s expected entry into the Texas Democratic Senate primary has reshaped 2026’s marquee contest and further thrust the Lone Star State into the national spotlight. Crockett, a Dallas Democrat who in 2022 replaced the late Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress,