In a previous brief, Everything Policy examined Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which expired on December 31, 2025. However, the debate over extending these subsidies, as well as the broader debate over how to address rising health care costs, continues into 2026. This brief summarizes the key issues and the legislative options under consideration.

During the night of January 2, 2026, U.S. Special Forces captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Adela Flores from a military base in Venezuela. They were flown to New York City and indicted for narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. This brief addresses important questions on this operation.

Since June 2025, President Trump has ordered National Guard Troops to several large American cities, deploying them under national rather than state control. Where does the President’s authority come from? What is the history of federalizing the National Guard?