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Republicans Rush to Suck Up to Elon Musk After New Budget Bill Threat
In May, the United States and China reached a preliminary trade deal—as Trump lowered his 145 percent tariffs to 30 percent, ...
Trump tax bill slowing down in the Senate as GOP pushes for changes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress would unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also ...
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The Latest: 10.9 million more people projected to lose insurance in 2034 from GOP tax bill cuts
The Congressional Budget Office estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under President Donald ...
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Stumbles in Senate as Musk Ramps Up Bid to ‘Kill’ It
Trump's sprawling tax-and-spending proposal—touted as the centerpiece of his second-term agenda—is facing intensifying ...
Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight
Over a year from the 2026 midterms, it's too soon to say if Medicaid changes will prove politically popular or hurt ...
The biggest falsehoods about Medicaid in Trump's spending bill, debunked
The legislation’s backers would rather dismiss uncomfortable facts and the people harmed by the bill they support.
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Connect to Congress: Merkley vows to "put knife through the heart" of 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Q: How will President Trump renegotiating some of the CHIPS Act impact Oregon businesses that received funding through the ...
Elon Musk wants Congress to ‘kill’ Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ Dan Meuser, Trump’s preferred choice for Pa. governor, disagrees
Meuser is a close ally of President Donald Trump and has been one of the more vocal supporters of Elon Musk's work at the ...
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What’s an ‘improper’ Medicaid payment, and is it as high as a Trump official said?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported in 2024 that Medicaid’s improper payment rate over the previous three years was less than 5.1%. A health policy analyst who worked for the White ...