For the Affordable Care Act, it’s been one battle after another. The ongoing fight over the ACA subsidies at the center of the government shutdown are just the latest flash point in the law’s 15-year history. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner joins Kimberly to break down where things stand with the ACA and whether we’re on the cusp of another national healthcare debate. Plus, the other health policy changes coming under the Trump administration.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• "The State of the Affordable Care Act" from KFF Health News
• "Oz: Trump administration weighing ACA subsidies extension" from The Hill
• "8 Things to Watch for the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment Period" from KFF
• "Obamacare sticker shock is more shocking in some states than others" from Politico
• "GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now." from Washington Post

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The Latin Grammys threw a party in Las Vegas last night. But this year, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has had a chilling effect on the Latin entertainment industry. Mountain West News Bureau reporter Yvette Fernandez joins Kimberly from Las Vegas to share her reporting, including how the city is handling a lengthy tourism slump. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• "Latinx Files: Recapping the Latin Grammys" from The Los Angeles Times
• "Immigration crackdown, visa issues spark issues for Latin music festivals" from Marketplace
• "New Statistics Underscore Las Vegas' Prolonged Tourism Slump" from Travel Pulse
• "Healthcare costs continue to be at the heart of the government shut down as costs will still increase" from KNPR
• "He has a soulful voice, a No. 1 hit and he's not real. Meet AI star Breaking Rust" from USA Today
• "The death of the penny is leaving businesses stuck in the middle" from Marketplace
• "The growing business of disconnecting" Marketplace
• "Holiday catalogs are making a comeback" Marketplace
• Test your news knowledge with Marketplace’s new weekly quiz

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Congress may have ended the shutdown (finally), but it’s still entangled in a power struggle with the Executive Branch. Kai Ryssdal has thoughts. On the show today, Kai and Kimberly get into what comes next in the shutdown’s wake, how the Trump administration’s tariff arguments went over at the Supreme Court and what the sliding balance of power in the federal government has to do with the health of the U.S. economy.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• "Court appears dubious of Trump’s tariffs" from SCOTUSblog
• "Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebate checks: Here's what you need to know" from CNBC
• "Trump claims tariff loss would force $3 trillion ‘unwind'" from Axios
• "If SCOTUS strikes down President Trump's current tariffs, he has plenty of other options" from Marketplace
• "How Congress Gave Up Its Own Power" from Time
• "Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela" from Politico

Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.