On Thursday, President Trump unveiled his Great Health Care Plan, which aims to lower the cost of health insurance for Americans on the Affordable Care Act.

At the center of the president's plan are health savings accounts for Americans so they can pay down the high cost of healthcare directly.

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But the president's proposal is separate from bipartisan negotiations on Capitol Hill.

Critically, it doesn't include any extension of expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies, which expired at the end of last year.

A White House official told Scripps News Group that the proposal "does not specifically address those bipartisan congressional negotiations that are going on."

Those talks are led in part by freshman Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, who told reporters Thursday ahead of a Senate recess that talks have hit a snag.

"Here's where we're at. So we are in a little bit of a pothole. Democrats that we're talking to are, absolutely they are, in good faith. They absolutely want to get a deal done. They are absolutely willing to do an extension of reforms, but what I've seen in my year here is that unless the Democrat leader wants a deal to happen, it just will not happen," Sen. Moreno said.

The Senator placed the blame squarely on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has advocated with his fellow Congressional Democrats for a three-year extension of credits.

According to Sen. Moreno, bipartisan negotiations have zeroed in on a two-year plan, which would allow for an extension of the expanded expired tax credits, paired with a health savings account option, to put money directly in Americans' pockets in year two.

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Since open enrollment ended for 2026 on January 15th, Sen. Moreno says an agreement would reopen open enrollment for Americans who get their coverage thru the ACA.

Healthcare is expected to be a major campaign issue in this year's midterm elections.

With negotiations stalled and campaigns ramping up, it's not clear if a bipartisan group of lawmakers will be able to deliver on a plan.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans are projected to lose their health insurance over the expired tax credits, and those who have renewed their plans are now paying significantly more for the same coverage.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is calling for stricter standards for when federal immigration officers may use force, especially deadly force, with the introduction of the Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act.

The bill focuses on multiple changes, including limiting the use of face masks by agents, notifying cities where operations will be taking place ahead of time, and limiting shooting at a moving vehicle where other reasonable options exist.

With a budget larger than the U.S. Marine Corps and massive operations in U.S. cities, ICE has to be held to a higher standard. Under this administration, weve seen ICE harass and use deadly force against American citizens with zero accountability, creating more chaos that makes communities less safe, Kelly told the Scripps News Group.

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The release of the bill comes after another ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the second shooting in a week. Protesters have continued to take to the streets following the shooting death of Renee Good on Jan. 7.

A similar version of the bill was introduced in November by a group of House Democratic lawmakers.

Senator Kelly's version builds on the House version, adding in requirements that govern the use of deadly force by the DOJ standard, a mandate that officers are trained to administer first aid, and prohibiting the agency from obstructing state or local investigations of excessive use of force by ICE agents.

Arizonans deserve immigration enforcement that is effective and follows the law," Kelly said.

Lawmakers are also adding language that says First Amendment activities are not enough for agents to believe their safety is at risk.

ICE protests took place across the country on Saturday. That included Kelly's home state of Arizona, where big crowds gathered in Tempe on a pedestrian bridge over the U.S. 60, and also outside of the ICE building in Phoenix.

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In a statement, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., weighed in on the bill, saying, in part, that it would "bring much-needed accountability and restraint to stop Trumps under-trained goon squads from sowing chaos in our communities."

Gallego, who is co-leading the bill, has also been critical of the ICE actions in Minneapolis and has called for reform within ICE.

We in this office are going to do everything we can to hold them accountable, to stop their goonish natures, and hold them accountable, Gallego said during his first press conference of 2026.