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Today — 10 October 2025Main stream

Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff

10 October 2025 at 02:07
The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Underlying the shutdown fight is a deep concern among Democrats about the actions of what they see as a lawless and unchecked president.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Health Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight

Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, with other Democratic senators at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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