Good evening, everyone. Tonight, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to commit to a House vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, even after Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to secure a Senate vote with Republican support. Remember, a Senate vote means nothing if the House never takes it up. That leaves healthcare for millions of Americans hanging by a thread, with no guarantee of action as the deadline closes in.
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Mike Johnson again wouldn’t promise a House vote on ACA subsidies even if the Senate passes a bill, saying it would go through a “deliberative process” to build “consensus,” leaving Democrats without a guaranteed House follow-through.
Johnson says the GOP has the rest of November and December to fix the healthcare plan before year-end, answering concerns that people might otherwise get hit with “sticker shock” on Jan. 1.
Infighting between Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene is boiling over. When asked about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s criticism that he should focus on domestic issues and that grocery prices aren’t down, Trump replied, “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie. She’s lost her way I think.”
Democrats are erupting over eight of their senators helping advance a GOP-backed shutdown deal, with several calling for Chuck Schumer’s removal as minority leader and warning the agreement lacks real guarantees on ACA subsidies or protections against Trump’s tactics.
Democratic candidates and leaders across the country are denouncing Senate Democrats’ shutdown deal as a “betrayal,” blasting the lack of guaranteed ACA subsidy extensions, attacking Schumer’s leadership, and warning the agreement has ignited a party-wide revolt heading into 2026.
A Chicago father says he and his toddler were pepper-sprayed at point-blank range by federal immigration agents in a Sam’s Club parking lot amid a day of violent clashes between ICE/CBP and residents, though DHS denies any pepper-spray use there; the incident comes as courts restrict federal agents’ force amid an aggressive Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
MSNBC reports that two prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida resigned rather than join a sweeping Trump-driven “conspiracy” probe targeting former intelligence and law-enforcement officials, prompting the U.S. attorney to call an unusual all-hands meeting as more than 30 subpoenas — including to John Brennan, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page — were issued through irregular channels, leaving career prosecutors alarmed about ethics and political pressure.
A whistleblower says Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving extraordinary perks in a Texas federal prison, including access to a service puppy, custom meals, special visitation space, and after-hours privileges, prompting Rep. Jamie Raskin to accuse Trump’s administration of giving her preferential treatment as she seeks a sentence commutation and to demand testimony from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Trump is threatening a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary that spliced together parts of his January 6 speech in a way a leaked internal report said “completely misled” viewers; the controversy has contributed to the resignations of the BBC’s director general and head of news, while Trump and his aides intensify attacks on the broadcaster amid broader concerns about press freedom.
An Army gynecologist at Fort Hood, Dr. Blaine McGraw, is accused in a new lawsuit of secretly filming patients during intimate exams; Army CID has found thousands of photos and videos on his devices and has already contacted at least 25 potential victims, amid allegations that Army leadership ignored years of prior misconduct complaints.
Italian pasta producers warn that Trump’s new trade measures, which combine steep tariffs with antidumping duties totaling 107 percent, make exporting to the US financially impossible; Italy’s biggest pasta makers say they will halt shipments as early as January, meaning many premium imported pastas could disappear from American shelves.
Jonathan Braun, a drug dealer whose sentence Trump commuted in 2021, was sent back to federal prison for 27 months after violating his release terms by allegedly committing new offenses including threatening a nurse, groping his nanny, and evading tolls.
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep alerting users globally if government-grade spyware targets their phones, even as two Israeli-founded spyware makers, Paragon and NSO Group, seek new footholds with the Trump administration; Paragon has already secured an ICE contract for its Graphite spyware, while NSO just named former Trump ambassador David Friedman as its new executive chairman.
British commentator Sami Hamdi, detained by ICE after his visa was abruptly revoked following criticism of Israel, will be released and leave the US voluntarily; his case involved no criminal or security charges, and advocates say the detention stemmed from misrepresented remarks rather than any threat.
A car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort killed at least eight people and injured about 20, with authorities investigating the cause and boosting security across several Indian states.
A rare early-November Arctic blast is sweeping across the eastern US, bringing heavy snow, record-breaking cold and, in Florida, warnings about iguanas immobilized by low temperatures falling from trees.
Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton revealed he underwent surgery for testicular cancer after playing a primetime game, saying the cancer was caught early and he hopes to return in the coming weeks.
