Two Weeks to the Deadline - and ACA Subsidies Are Dead

Health care for millions of Americans will become unaffordable in two weeks

On Wednesday, a small group of moderate House Republicans did something unusual. In a stunning blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, they joined Democrats to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year.

Procedurally, it was a rebellion. Politically, it was a warning flare.

By using a discharge petition, …