The failed negotiations in Congress that triggered the government shutdown Wednesday hinged on federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans afford health insurance – and on Republicans' fa...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday.

Democrats say letting the subsidies expire would be a disaster for working families, especially in rural areas and Republican-voting states like Texas and Florida, where Obamacare enrollment is highes...