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But time is running out for Americans deciding whether to keep their coverage.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
For 43 days, Democrats withheld their votes on a short-term funding bill because Republicans would not agree to extend expiring subsidies for health plans purchased on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
Democrats extracted the promise of a Senate vote on the matter, but the outcome is far from clear.
Some House Republicans want to join Democrats in extending the subsidies, but many Republicans who have been deeply critical of the ACA subsidies are pushing for sweeping health care reforms.
President Trump has talked about ditching the subsidies in favor of putting money in health savings accounts.
The subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, spiking premiums for many Americans.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The prosecution was the last outstanding criminal case against the president after a pair of federal prosecutions were dropped earlier this year.
In 2023, a grand jury in Fulton County charged Trump and 18 others in a sweeping racketeering case.
spurred in part by Trump's call to Georgia's Secretary of State asking him to find votes.
Pete Skandalakis, director of the State Prosecuting Attorneys Council, took over the case after a court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fawnie Willis over an alleged conflict of interest stemming from an improper relationship with a special prosecutor.
Scandalakis found that the alleged criminal conduct was conceived in Washington, D.C., writing the federal government is the appropriate venue for this prosecution.
The White House later said the president was not suggesting the six Democrats be killed, but the Trump administration has taken steps to potentially punish the group.
The Pentagon launched an investigation into Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and now all six say the FBI has requested interviews.
Senator Alyssa Slotkin of Michigan told reporters on Tuesday that Trump is attempting to stifle criticism, including over the president's moves to strike alleged drug boats and dispatch troops in U.S.
The FBI and the Justice Department declined to comment.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.