Republicans signed on to the Democratic-led petition after GOP leadership blocked ACA extension language from the party’s health care package

Trump insisted that the country is doing better than ever and attributed much of his administration's perceived success this year to his tariffs. The speech was largely a list of what the president sees as his accomplishments on the economy, with little nod to a wave of recent polls showing Americans distressed by the cost of living.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined House GOP leaders to promote a health care overhaul they say would lower premiums and curb costs tied to the Affordable Care Act. But as Congress debates alternatives to extending ACA subsidies,

With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.

Trump isn’t pushing hard for a deal and conservative Republicans, who have spent 15 years trying to undermine or repeal Obamacare, are bitterly opposed to any plan to bolster the system that