WASHINGTON — To end the longest government shutdown in American history, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators came together and agreed to kick the can. The can seems to have hit a brick wall. Unless Congress acts, massive spikes in health-care premiums...

WASHINGTON — To end the longest government shutdown in American history, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators came together and agreed to kick the can. The can seems to have hit a brick wall. Unless Congress acts, massive spikes in health-care premiums...

Washington — A bipartisan deal on health care remains elusive in the Senate with a key vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits set for next week. "The conversations continue," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday. "I don't think at this point...

Washington — A bipartisan deal on health care remains elusive in the Senate with a key vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits set for next week. “The conversations continue,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday. “I don’t think at this point...

Washington — A bipartisan deal on health care remains elusive in the Senate with a key vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits set for next week. "The conversations continue," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday. "I don't think at this point...

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"I don't think we're close," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday. (Heather Diehl / Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Congress has less than a month before health insurance premiums are set to spike for millions of Americans. And hopes of a deal to...

WASHINGTON — Congress has less than a month before health insurance premiums are set to spike for millions of Americans. And hopes of a deal to mitigate the pain are fizzling among lawmakers in both parties. “I’m not hopeful that that’s going to...