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A bipartisan group of senators led by Jeanne Shaheen announced a deal to cap the price of insulin at $35 per month, including a pilot program in 10 states for the uninsured and changes to rebate programs for pharmacy benefit managers; the plan would be attached to other must-pass legislation, and still requires buy-in from Senate leadership and the president to move forward.
Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security without ICE reforms, derailing a bipartisan funding proposal; Republicans push a narrower package that funds DHS minus ICE enforcement with plans to address ICE in reconciliation 2.0, but Trump’s lukewarm stance and broad skepticism from conservatives and some GOP senators suggest no deal this week.
Across red and blue states, lawmakers are embracing the Trump-era rule that lets employers offer tax-exempt credits to workers to buy ACA plans through Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA), a strategy aimed at tamping down uninsured rates after enhanced ACA subsidies expired. With six states weighing bills and insurers like Oscar Health supporting the approach, ICHRAs have bipartisan appeal, but they’re not a universal cure and may not always outperform traditional subsidies or employer plans depending on income and coverage choices.
The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 89-10 to expand housing supply via grants, pilots, and streamlined environmental reviews, while prohibiting large institutional buyers from certain single-family homes to boost homeownership. The bill faces an uncertain path in the House, as Trump prioritizes other voting legislation.
The detention of two Texas teen mariachi brothers by ICE drew bipartisan criticism and renewed debate over immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees.
House leaders are drafting a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent U.S. strikes on Iran without Congressional approval, planning a vote as early as next week; supporters argue it would avert another costly war, while opponents warn of risking national security.
Demi Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie—Democrat and Republican—will sit together during Trump’s State of the Union, symbolizing a rare cross‑party connection over calls for transparency on Jeffrey Epstein’s political and financial ties; the live updates also cover Democrats pressing Trump on Iran policy after a classified briefing, Katherine Clark skipping the address, GOP leadership discussions around aviation safety and policy retreats, and other Capitol Hill developments surrounding the evening.
The Republican leader of the National Governors Association and its Democratic vice chair push back as President Trump attacks the bipartisan group after he refuses to invite all governors to a White House meeting, highlighting rising tensions between the White House and state leaders ahead of NGA’s winter meeting.
The House voted 390-9 to approve the bipartisan Housing in the 21st Century Act under suspension, launching a fast-track path to merge with the Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act and secure White House support. The package expands affordable and manufactured housing, modernizes development programs, strengthens borrower protections, and adds a community-bank lending provision, setting up a likely bicameral negotiation and potential conflicts with Senate Democrats’ preferences. The live feed also touches on tariffs votes, Epstein files and Maxwell’s deposition, and DHS funding talks, but the housing bill remains the main focus.
House Republicans plan a floor vote the week of Feb. 9 on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, a 25-provision package to boost housing supply and modernize programs, potentially using suspension of House rules to speed passage. The effort comes as lawmakers balance the measure with a Senate-passed companion and the ongoing risk of a partial government shutdown, with GOP concerns over certain provisions in the Senate bill complicating cross-chamber negotiations.
House GOP leaders plan a Monday vote on a broad spending package, likely via suspension of the rules to secure bipartisan support and avert a partial shutdown; the package would fund DHS for two weeks to buy time for guardrails on immigration, while Democrats stay wary and conservatives push for amendments—complicating passage as Senate leadership signals willingness to move forward and Johnson’s thinner margin from a Texas runoff adds pressure.
The Senate advanced a two-week stopgap funding plan to avert a shutdown while negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms continue after Minnesota-related incidents; DHS funding would be extended temporarily, House action is delayed, and a Republican objection from Lindsey Graham muddies rapid passage as Democrats press for border-security reforms like body cameras and changes to warrant rules.
Trump and Senate Democrats announced a deal to fund most federal agencies through Sept. 30 with a two‑week extension for the Department of Homeland Security, buying time to negotiate immigration-enforcement policy changes; if approved, it could avert a shutdown, but a Friday deadline still risks a partial government closure as House lawmakers return and negotiations continue on policy concessions.
President Trump endorsed a Senate agreement to fund most of the federal government through the fiscal year, with the Department of Homeland Security funded separately by a two-week stopgap after Democrats insisted on removing DHS from the main package amid immigration incidents; the revised six-bill package would cover Defense, Treasury, State, HHS, Labor, HUD, Transportation, and Education while DHS funding is handled separately.
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors pressed PJM to reform the Mid-Atlantic/Midwest grid to power a wave of AI data centers, urging technology companies to finance new power plants for the region; the agreement covers about $15 billion in generation projects, calls for an emergency capacity auction to keep prices affordable, and directs PJM to act quickly to strengthen reliability while protecting residential customers.