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Friday, January 2, 2026 ■ Today's Top News Democrats Aim to Make GOP Pay as 'Angry' Voters See Health Insurance Premiums Soar "Republican politicians who cut healthcare to pay for more billionaire tax cuts, or to increase profits for their corporate donors, are selling out working families," said Rep. Greg Casar. By Brad Reed The enhanced subsidies for people who buy their health insurance through exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act have officially expired , and Democratic lawmakers are ready to make sure voters know whom to blame going into the midterm elections . Politico reported Friday that while Democrats in Congress are still pushing their Republican colleagues to allow a vote on renewing the enhanced subsidies, they have mostly settled on a political strategy of going scorched-earth on the GOP for letting them expire in the first place. RECOMMEND ED... GOP Senators Blasted for Voting to ‘Spike Healthcare C...