"We start with news that a vote to end the government shutdown hours after it began failed on Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party's demands to fund healthcare subsidies that president Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to extend. The tally showed cracks in the Democrats' resolve, but the outcome also left no breakthrough, AP reported."
"At the heart of the issue are tax credits that have made health insurance through the Affordable Care Act more affordable for millions of people since the coronavirus pandemic. The credits are set to expire at the end of the year if Congress doesn't extend them, which would more than double what subsidized enrollees currently pay for health insurance premiums, according to analysis."
"Meanwhile, as the Trump administration insists it is serious about negotiating an end to the government shutdown, a pair of racist deepfake videos mocking Democratic leaders played on a loop in the White House briefing room for hours on Wednesday. The videos, posted by Trump on his social media platform on Monday, use fabricated audio to make it seem as if the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, called Democrats woke pieces of shit, and showed the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, with a fake mustache."
A government shutdown began after a Senate vote to end it failed, with Democrats holding firm to demands to fund healthcare subsidies that Republicans and President Trump refuse to extend. The Senate tally revealed cracks in Democratic resolve but produced no breakthrough. Blame was cast on all sides as the White House and Congress failed to agree to keep programs and services open. Tax credits that reduced Affordable Care Act premiums since the pandemic are set to expire at year-end, which would more than double subsidized enrollees' premiums if not extended. Racist deepfake videos mocking Democratic leaders played in the White House briefing room, and Vice-President JD Vance publicly downplayed the tactic.
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