Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...

Political battle erupts over Medicaid work requirements as Republicans frame them as preserving the safety net while ...

The U.S. Congress stands at a critical juncture, where political polarization threatens to stall any bipartisan progress in ...

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The Medicaid cuts included in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" potentially stand to define the 2026 midterms, giving Democrats a "silver bullet," one Republican strategist said.

Congress passed the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s 60-year history through the GOP’s megabill right ... clearly go on offense and define the debate around Medicaid in particular ...

The tax and spending bill cuts more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, the public health insurance program for people with low incomes that’s jointly funded by states and the federal government ...

The politics of the party have shifted, with more of the GOP base reliant on welfare programs. But policy hasn’t followed.

Broader Context of Proposed Medicaid Cuts. The House Republican legislation aims to cut at least $715 billion in healthcare spending, primarily from Medicaid, leaving 8.6 million people uninsured.

Workers from Service Employees International Union protest proposed Republican Medicaid cuts near the U.S. Capitol on June 23. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) For Kentucky, one of the poorest states in ...

The Medicaid cuts included in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" potentially stand to define the 2026 midterms, giving Democrats a "silver bullet," one Republican strategist said.