Congressional Republicans are eying tax-exempt Health Savings Accounts as their preferred vehicle to deliver on President Trump's call to send taxpayer-funded health care subsidies directly to the consumers, instead of to insurers.

A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into the reality of Republican divisions on the issue - a familiar struggle for a party that has been trying to scrap or overhaul the Affordable Care Act for the past 15 years.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, is the clear head of the Democratic Party.

A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she will not seek reelection next year, ending a decade-long run in office and opening the door for another hopeful to become the District's most powerful elected leader.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer not to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, but acknowledged it may be necessary to reach an agreement on health care legislation. Trump, in response to a question from The Hill, told...