Why Mike Johnson will struggle to keep his promises
Speaker Mike Johnson scored a big win last week by advancing his budget plan for President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic ...
House budget calls for $2T in cuts. Could Bucks County SNAP, other programs see impacts?
Lawmakers in southeastern Pennsylvania clash over what $2 trillion in spending cuts could mean for low-income households ...
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NEPA residents relying on Bresnahan in budget talks
Rob Bresnahan, is quickly finding himself facing a serious challenge: how to fight for working-class families in his district during the House 2025 ...
The accounting maneuver that could make the cost of extending Trump's tax cuts look like zero
A controversial budget tactic is gaining steam on Capitol Hill that would make Donald Trump's first-term tax cuts permanent while making room for additional tax break pledges he made on the campaign ...
Republican Johnson wants ‘clean’ US funding measure, wait on spending cuts
He said he wants to leave proposed cuts for legislation for the next fiscal year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Analysis: The GOP budget doesn't actually cut Medicaid – but it may well do so eventually
The Republican House passed a bare-bones budget plan last week, and Democrats and health care leaders are up in arms about it ...
The War of Words Over Medicaid Cuts
Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of "lying" about what a House Republican budget resolution means for ...
Medicaid insures 1 in 5 Americans. This is how the GOP budget could impact coverage.
The House's budget resolution seeks $2 trillion in federal savings. If the Senate adopts the resolution, lawmaker could ...
Could you get a DOGE check from Trump and Musk in Mississippi? What you need to know
President Donald Trump said he's considering issuing checks to Americans out of savings created by Elon Musk, DOGE. Could you ...
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GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it?
Medicaid explainer: who relies on the program, what exactly is known about fraud and how the federal government splits the ...
Dems Who Want Assurances Trump Will Respect Fed Funds And GOP Hardliners Oppose ‘Clean’ CR
As he pushed for the new plan — dropping all talk of a bipartisan funding agreement and pushing forward with a stopgap bill ...
Trump's speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump arrives this week on Capitol Hill to deliver a speech to Congress, a coequal branch ...