There will be a vote in the House on extending subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act.Speaker Mike Johnson spent months trying to prevent a House vote on an extension of the popular subsidies, But as moderate House Republicans become increasingly desperate to extend the subsidies, moderates have joined forces with House Democrats to sign a discharge petition that will force a House vote on the subsidies. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.CNN reported:These four GOP centrists — New York Reps. Mike Lawler and Pennsylvania Reps.…
Author: Frank M. Everett
It was always going to end this way.President Mike Johnson shut down the House for nearly two months to prevent any possible deal on restoring Obamacare subsidies. This same person is firmly committed to raising health insurance costs for the American people, so of course Johnson wasn’t going to keep his promise to allow a House vote on reinstating the subsidies. The original The Republican plan was to propose its own health care bill and propose a vote on extending the ACA subsidies, so that moderate House Republicans have the opportunity to vote to extend them, which, in theory, would…
The second Trump administration has long seemed like an even more fragile house of cards than the first. By surrounding himself only with loyalists, Trump abandoned any pretense of potential administrative jurisdiction for the first presidential administration in American history that functions like a royal court. Susie Wiles, Trump’s White House chief of staff, has done a good job of keeping a low profile, which is a necessary skill for anyone serving as Trump’s chief of staff. The chief of staff fails to attract too much attention or appear to have control over Trump.We didn’t know Wiles was giving 11…
At some point the whole thing becomes a distorted parody. If the White House had been smart or had any sense of political self-preservation, it would have considered Trump’s message about Rob Reiner and canceled all of the president’s public events for the day.Under no circumstances should the White House have allowed Trump to answer reporters’ questions, because they needed to know what was going to happen.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Reporters were going to ask questions about Trump’s social media post, and Trump was going to double down by saying something crazy…
The murders of Rob and Michelle Singer Reiner, for which their son Nick was jailed on suspicion of murder, shocked the nation. Millions of Americans and their families are struggling with substance abuse and/or mental health issues, and they’re not doing what Nick Reiner would have done.Knowing that so many Americans and their families are dealing with similar situations and that what happened to the Reiners was a tragedy, if a decent human being were president, they would offer an official response mourning the deaths of the Reiners and paying tribute to them.Unfortunately, the United States is ruled by a…
For JD Vance and all the many Republicans who were counting on being the heir apparent to Trump and MAGA, a new NBC News poll has some very bad news. Trump’s point of view is valid for his most devoted supporters, but Trump won the 2024 election thanks to the votes of non-MAGA Americans. Trump has also managed to keep non-MAGAs in his camp, mainly by implementing an agenda they essentially agree with.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Trump 2.0 was a different creature. The second Trump administration was characterized by the president ignoring…
The presidency is the most powerful platform in the world. The President of the United States has a global megaphone. All previous presidents, regardless of party or politics, have understood the immense weight of their words. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Donald Trump uses the platform to put himself at the center of everything, whether he should be there or not. Brown University confirmed that ten people were shot on the X campus:We are very sorry to announce that we have confirmed reports of two deceased…
Mike Johnson’s broken and corrupt Republican leadership is at it again. The American people demand an extension of Obamacare subsidies to prevent premium costs from skyrocketing. Republicans in the House of Representatives have heard these cries and been soundly defeated in elections for months, with affordability and health care being two of the reasons. What was the response from the Republicans in the House of Representatives?Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are putting the finishing touches on legislation that would help businesses, not individuals.Politico reported:House GOP leaders are considering focusing an upcoming health policy bill on making it easier…
The Epstein scandal is not going away. It is clear that the Republican plan to sweep the scandal under the rug by passing and signing a meaningless bill ordering the DOJ to release the records has not worked. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.On Friday morning, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee announced:Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. It is time to end…
On the surface, Rep. Al Green’s effort to impeach Donald Trump failed today in the House by a vote of 237-140-47. The motion to impeach Trump has been filed, but look under the hood and you will make progress toward impeaching Trump.The voters present were almost all House Democrats, and one of the Democrats who voted no had a very good reason.Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, explained what the plan was for Green’s articles of impeachment regarding Trump:Congressman Green introduced an impeachment resolution focused on two of President Trump’s recent egregious attacks on…