House votes to renew ACA subsidies, as Senate Republicans rebuke Trump on Venezuela

(NPR) A group of 17 House Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday, against the wishes of House Speaker Mike Johnson, to pass a measure to restore health insurance subsidies that lapsed at the end of last year.

That three-year extension passed by a vote of 230 to 196, but it is not likely to go far in the Senate, where a similar measure failed in December. A bipartisan group of senators, however, say they are getting close to a deal on a compromise bill.

While the debate over health care costs absorbed much of the oxygen in Congress in the final weeks of 2025, the rush to take action on the lapsed subsidies is now happening as members find themselves grappling with questions about the direction of U.S. foreign policy following President Trump's actions in Venezuela.

On Thursday, the Senate took a procedural vote to begin debate on a resolution that would require the administration to seek authorization from Congress before taking further military action in the country. The measure advanced by a vote of 52 to 47, with five Republicans joining Democrats in support.

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