House Democrats failed to secure COVID-19 era Obamacare subsidy extensions as Rep. Ivey's unanimous consent request was rejected during a pro-forma session.

The Senate has advanced a plan to end the historic government shutdown. Next, the Senate and House must both pass the bill, and President Trump has to sign it in order for the government to reopen. MSNBC Senior Congressional Reporter Ali Vitali has the latest updates from Capitol Hill.

GOP senators have proposed sending money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies.

The Senate has advanced a plan to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with only 8 Democrats voting for it. Now, it must pass unanimously in the Senate, pass in the House and be signed by President Trump.

Enough Senate Democrats are poised to accept a deal to reopen the government without a concrete agreement to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies — but with the promise of a showdown vote on the assistance next month.

Rand Paul (R-KY), who has been voting “no” on the GOP CR for weeks, was the sole Republican who broke from his caucus, doing so for a series of reasons unrelated to most Democrats’ objections to the bill.