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President Donald Trump faces mounting pressure from within the Republican Party over the impending expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year's end, with millions of Americans at risk of seeing their health insurance premiums double or more. Divisions deepened when four GOP senators backed a Democratic bill to extend the aid, highlighting a rift between Trump's base and establishment Republicans wary of the political fallout ahead of the 2026 midterms. House Republicans countered with their own proposal Friday, focusing on small business insurance pools, pharmacy reforms, and cost-sharing reductions starting in 2027, but excluding subsidy extensions—despite warnings from swing-district lawmakers that the move could hand Democrats a campaign edge. Trump, polling poorly on health care, signaled flexibility by offering talks with Democrats and pushing direct payments to individuals over insurance companies, though party leaders expect any extension amendment to fail next week's vote.

Shifting to foreign policy, Trump vowed retaliation Saturday for the ambush killing of two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria's Palmyra by an ISIS-linked gunman who had infiltrated local forces. Speaking before heading to the Army-Navy game, he mourned the losses and promised action, amid ongoing U.S. counterterrorism missions in the region.

On immigration, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday the immediate end to Family Reunification Parole programs for nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and others, citing fraud, security gaps, and abuse of humanitarian parole. The move revokes status for hundreds of thousands, reverting to case-by-case reviews under an America First approach.

Meanwhile, Trump issued a symbolic pardon for Colorado election official Tina Peters, convicted on state charges over 2020 voting machine breaches, though it holds no legal weight constitutionally—drawing criticism as a nod to his MAGA supporters amid slipping poll numbers tied to economic woes and health costs.

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