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Yesterday — 13 December 2025Main stream

House G.O.P. Releases Health Plan That Would Allow Subsidies to End

The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums.

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Speaker Mike Johnson speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Thursday.
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Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes

12 December 2025 at 22:35
The speaker has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a once rare parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action on legislation.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on his razor-thin majority has become increasingly slippery, as rank-and-file Republicans flout his wishes.

Indiana Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Redistricting Effort

12 December 2025 at 07:40
Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.

© Jon Cherry for The New York Times

Legislators at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday as discussion over a proposed political map was underway.

House Gives Bipartisan Approval to $900 Billion Defense Bill

11 December 2025 at 09:24
The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Wednesday.

What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections

11 December 2025 at 04:47
Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

Downtown Seguin in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, part of the new voting map that state lawmakers adopted. The district is expected to be closely contested in next year’s midterms.
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