WASHINGTON — There's bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. The credits are in danger of expiring as Republicans and Democrats clash over how to do that.

Democrats threaten to vote to shut down the government at the end of the month if Republicans don't extend the subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later when they controlled Congress and the White House. The tax credits, slated to expire at the end of the year, go to low-and middle-income people who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Some Republicans who opposed the health care law since it was enacted under President Barack Obama are suddenly open to keeping the tax cr

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