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Budget initiatives to cut federal funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are facing opposition from prominent Catholic organizations.

Right-wing fiscal hawks and moderates have both threatened to derail the president’s plan dubbed the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ ...

House Republicans failed to pass the “one big beautiful bill” out of the Budget Committee on Friday after leadership was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are preparing to push their hard-fought package of tax breaks and spending cuts through ...

The hard-right lawmakers are insisting on steeper spending cuts to Medicaid and the Biden-era green energy tax breaks, among ...

Trump has also completely reversed the goodwill he had with young Latino men ages 18-34. He won them by a margin of +11 in ...

Modifications to Medicaid eligibility raise alarms among Republicans, with potential impacts on millions of Americans ...

President Donald Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill" failed to clear its first major hurdle on Friday after a key vote in ...

Modifications to Medicaid eligibility raise alarms among Republicans, with potential impacts on millions of Americans ...