Politico December 9, 2025
With Carmen Paun and Simon Levien
Driving the Day
TRUMP’S HEALTH CARE VISION — President Donald Trump could be the deciding factor in whether Republicans coalesce around a health care plan. He’s still playing coy.
Trump sat down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns for a special episode of The Conversation podcast, a 45-minute interview about his influence on Europe, major American policy challenges, the future of the GOP — and health care.
But Trump offered little help to Republicans on the Hill who are struggling to figure out what to do about Obamacare subsidies whose scheduled expiration at the end of this month will send insurance premiums spiking, POLITICO’s Megan Messerly reports.
The subsidies’ future: Asked whether he would urge Congress...
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