From Washington: Republicans Fracture Over Expiring Obamacare Subsidies

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The expiring subsidies of the Affordable Care Act, which could drastically increase healthcare costs for millions, are at the center of the ongoing political battle over funding the government. FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins to discuss the deepening political divide within the Republican Party over Obamacare, the returning threat of another government shutdown in early 2026, and how public perception of the economy and healthcare affordability may influence voters, despite positive underlying economic data. Plus, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joins to discuss her concerns over AI-powered toys and chatbots engaging in inappropriate conversations with children, alongside her efforts to advance the Kids Online Safety Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.2	I'm Jared Halpern. Healthcare care costs are expected to spike for millions of Americans as Congress stalls on a subsidy deal.
0:45.5	Democrats secretly love this. They love this because they made a non-sexy issue of the government shutdown all about health care. They're going to fight this again.
0:55.3	Guess what they have to do by the end of January?
0:57.5	Fund the government again.
0:58.7	And lawmakers are sounding the alarm about AI-powered toys that expose kids to inappropriate content.
1:05.8	These AI toys are carrying on sensual, sexual, and personal harm conversations with children.
1:14.9	I think that what we have is seen around the globe is people are tired of waiting on big tech to police itself and put standards in place.
1:24.7	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
1:37.6	Congress won't come back to Washington until 2026, days after subsidies making Affordable Care Act health care plans,
1:46.6	cheaper, expire.
1:48.5	Those subsidies were at the center of the longest government shutdown in the country's history
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