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Day: November 9, 2025
US president promoted fictional claim from satirical website that has been debunked repeatedly since 2017
Donald Trump promoted the false claim that Barack Obama has earned $40m in “royalties linked to Obamacare” in a post to his 11 million followers on Truth Social on Sunday.
The fictional claim that the former US president receives royalty payments for the use of his name to refer to the Affordable Care Act, which he signed into law in 2010, has been repeatedly debunked since at least 2017, when it was featured on America’s Last Line of Defense, a satirical website that produces fake news reports designed to generate engagement from outraged conservatives.
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- Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Sunday to work toward a deal to end the government shutdown.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters that lawmakers planned to hold a test vote.
- The government shutdown has reached 40 days, making it the longest in US history.
Senators have arrived at Capitol Hill for a rare Sunday session, hoping to reach a deal to end the government shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, told reporters on Sunday from the Capitol steps that a “deal is coming together.” He said he hoped to hold an initial test vote Sunday evening.
“We’ll see kind of where the votes are,” Thune told reporters. “This kind of stuff can drag on indefinitely if you allow it to.”
The Senate Committee on Appropriations, which drafts legislation to allocate federal funds, introduced an initial series of bills on Sunday to fund various government departments and initiatives.
Drafts of bills to address some of the key outstanding issues that have divided Congress, however, like an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies and a reversal of President Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid, have so far not been made public.
The government shutdown, which began on October 1, is now the longest ever in US history.
Expanded Obamacare tax credits are set to expire by the end of the year, which could result in increased insurance premiums for Americans. Democrats, on their end, want to extend the tax credits. Spending for that program underwent cuts earlier this year after Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill in July.
The prolonged shutdown is affecting Americans in myriad ways.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been either furloughed or forced to work without pay. Air traffic controllers, who are paid through the Federal Aviation Administration, haven’t received a full paycheck since late October. Many of those workers are no longer showing up to work, prompting a staff shortage ahead of Thanksgiving. The FAA said it will reduce daily flights during the government shutdown to ensure passenger safety.
Many Americans who rely on the federal government for food aid are also feeling the squeeze of the government shutdown. The Trump administration ordered a pause to SNAP benefits beginning November 1. That order is now mired in legal uncertainty. Some 42 million Americans rely on the hunger relief program to buy groceries.
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