Congress seems to be careening toward a government shutdown, as Democratic and Republican leaders remain at an impasse over funding negotiations and expiring health care subsidies. Lawmakers have less than 24 hours to reach a deal before a midnight deadline.

Senate Democrats have refused to back the spending bill in an effort to force Republicans to negotiate on federal health care subsidies.

They are pushing for an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year in exchange for their support. Democrats also want to repeal cuts to health care programs that were enacted by the GOP’s tax and spending bill passed earlier this summer.

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    22 hours ago

    It’s super effective.

    Just imagine how well we could all be doing if we just treated each other like subhuman garbage.

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      20 hours ago

      I’m told by some that Biden should have staged a (successful) coup to prevent this.