Johnson Warns White House On Extending Health Subsidies

Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) cautioned the White House that most House Republicans don't have an appetite for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, according to people familiar with the matter, showing how hard it will be politically to stave off sharp increases in healthcare costs next year for many Americans.

- BY OLIVIA BEAVERS AND NATALIE ANDREWS

The message from Johnson, in a phone call with administration officials, came as President Trump's advisers were drafting a healthcare plan that extended the subsidies for two years.