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Anti-abortion groups threaten to redirect or withhold tens of millions in midterm spending and back primary challenges to Republicans they deem too soft on abortion, aiming to pressure Trump on Hyde Amendment and Obamacare subsidies as the 2026 races approach.
A bipartisan Senate group negotiating a revival of expired ACA subsidies won’t publish legislative text until the last week of January, signaling cautious progress as they resolve framework elements, notably how to handle Hyde Amendment restrictions and potential audits/penalties to ensure funds for abortion are segregated from nonabortion health funds. The talks, led by Sen. Bernie Moreno and involving Sen. Susan Collins and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, aim to “get it right” before releasing the framework, with the delay suggesting remaining divisions on key issues.
The Senate rejected a GOP-led effort to overturn a recently adopted Veterans Affairs rule that allows the department to provide abortions if the health or life of the veteran is in danger, or when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. The resolution authored by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville failed 48-51. President Joe Biden vowed to veto the resolution if the rule was overturned. The Hyde Amendment blocks federal funding for most abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is in danger.