Politics

Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill

Medicaid is quickly emerging as a political lightning rod as House Republicans negotiate on a massive bill to advance President…

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Pro-union Trump nominee faces Senate grilling as at least one Republican vows to oppose her

Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, will go before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)…

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Bipartisan probation reform modeled off DeSantis and Jay-Z efforts primed for passage in VA

Bipartisan Virginia lawmakers are putting forward a criminal justice reform bill proponents say is modeled after a 2022 Florida law…

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Elon Musk’s budget-slashing hits political reality of suffering Americans

Nearly everyone agrees that the federal government has become this bloated monster that needs to be cut down to size.…

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Senate advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director

The Senate voted Tuesday along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI…

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Musk opens up about dinner party that soured when Trump’s name was invoked: ‘Like methamphetamine and rabies’

DOGE's Elon Musk opened up in an interview alongside President Trump with Fox News Sean Hannity about a dinner party…

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‘Catastrophic results’: Union, taxpayer groups take stab at DOGE in latest lawsuit over IRS data access

In a lawsuit filed on Monday, multiple taxpayer and union groups alleged Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated…

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‘I didn’t know that’: Musk surprises Trump with revelation about his 2024 endorsement

DOGE chief Elon Musk revealed details about his thought process on endorsing President Trump during a sit-down interview with Trump…

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Howard Lutnick confirmed as Trump’s commerce secretary

The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of commerce.  The Republican-controlled Senate voted…

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Circuit court puts final nail in the coffin for Biden’s $500B student loan forgiveness plan

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals put a final end to former President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan…

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