Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

ATLANTA (AP) — There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal than Georgia's

He is the party's only senator who is seeking reelection next year in a state that Republican Donald Trump won in 2024, and any chance that Democrats may have in regaining Senate control depends on Ossoff holding the seat. As the second-longest shutdown in history drags on and Democrats insist on extending beyond year's end, more people in Georgia than most other states are likely to lose health insurance .