Democrat Obamacare proposal passes after 17 Republicans break ranks

Seventeen House Republicans joined Democrats on Thursday to pass a three-year extension of COVID-era Obamacare subsidies that Congress allowed to expire at the end of 2025. The vote followed a move by nine moderate Republicans who backed a Democrat-led discharge petition to force consideration of the extension over objections from Republican leadership. The House-passed bill, estimated to add more than $80 billion to the deficit, is widely...