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The government will shut down at midnight tonight without a stopgap funding bill, and a deal doesn’t look promising.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats shared two demands during their meeting with President Trump: extend the enhanced premium tax credits that have made ACA marketplace plans more affordable, and ensure that Republicans can’t renege on government spending deals with recissions an

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