What Do Democrats and Republicans Want in Government Shutdown Dispute?

Partisan deadlock on Capitol Hill has triggered a government shutdown, with Democrats conditioning their support for a stopgap funding bill on health care provisions they say are essential to protecting Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Meanwhile, Republicans say that the Democratic plan would once again open the door to billions of taxpayer dollars flowing to illegal immigrants and other non-citizens. At the heart of the dispute is whether to keep or repeal provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act and the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTCA), signed into law in July, which Republicans said will ensure Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA subsidies are reserved for citizens and lawful residents....