A bloc of House GOP centrists just made the ultimate hardball play against Speaker Mike Johnson — agreeing to help Democrats effectively seize control of the Republican agenda by forcing a vote on their own bill on the looming Obamacare subsidies cliff.

House Republican Mike Lawler calls party leadership "idiotic" for not holding a vote on expiring Obamacare subsidies.

Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.

The latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows that more Americans trust the Democratic Party (57%) than the Republican Party (43%) to handle health care costs. And in a PBS/NPR/Marist poll out today, 54% of Americans said they’re concerned their households won’t be able to pay for necessary health care in 2026.

House Republicans unveil healthcare bill promising to cut premiums by 11-12% through association health plans and transparency measures for all Americans, among other initiatives.

Health care costs are set to spike for millions when ACA subsidies expire. Some areas will be impacted more than others.

Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick had carved himself an aisle-crossing persona without impeding leadership prerogatives. Until Wednesday.

Absent a holiday miracle, premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of this year. This will greatly increase the cost of health insurance for many who rely on the marketplace for their coverage.

Just ahead of a House procedural vote Wednesday on a narrow, GOP-crafted health care bill, four Republican members defied their own leadership and joined a Democratic discharge petition that would