President Donald Trump has floated a proposal to put the billions of dollars that back Affordable Care Act tax credits directly in the pockets of Americans instead, as lawmakers have so far failed to find a solution to address the rapidly approaching expiration of the enhanced subsidies that is at the heart of the record-breaking shutdown stalemate.

Food pantries around the country are asking for donations and hundreds of flights are being canceled as the government shutdown stretches everyday Americans thin.

Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday to blast the subsidies as a "windfall for Health Insurance Companies, and a DISASTER for the American people," while repeating his call for funds to b...