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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) criticized congressional Republicans on Tuesday for struggling to pass a rescissions package that would codify spending cuts made under the Department of Government Efficiency.
For years, states have been taxing health care providers to draw down additional federal funds for their Medicaid programs.
For years, states have been taxing health care providers to draw down additional federal funds for their Medicaid programs.
Sen. Rand Paul declares that when it comes to the "One Big, Beautiful" budget passed in the House, "the emperor has no clothes." "Everybody's falling in lock step on this, pass the Big, Beautiful Bill,
The number of Republicans who identify as MAGA dropped in the first months of President Donald Trump's second term in office after peaking in March, according to a new poll. Newsweek reached out to the Republican National Committee (RNC) for comment via its contact form.
The fourth-term Tennessean was one of the eight renegade Republicans who helped oust Kevin McCarthy, and when Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rally the party around legislation, many times Burchett is one of the last holdouts. As Burchett left the Capitol on Monday, he complained to me: “It’s always the conservatives that have to compromise.”
Thursday morning's vote is already at the center of ads in swing districts, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in the midterm elections.
The Trump-backed bill also includes changes that could result in thousands of low-income families losing access to federal food assistance.
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
New polling suggests Democrats still have a path to winning the governor's office in 2026 with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan running as an independent.