Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., expresses his frustration with Democrats as he delivers the Republican message on the government shutdown, now in its ninth day, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)APBy Karen Dolan
Health care access in this country is in grave danger — and your wallet could be, too. Those facts are key to understanding the latest government shutdown.
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