While public attention has largely been focused on the Middle East and on President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Republicans in Congress are on the verge of passing massive Medicaid cuts as part of a budget bill that could lead to millions of Americans losing their health insurance benefits and, according to one recent estimate, thousands … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats in Washington, D.C., are misrepresenting major criticisms of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” with incorrect facts, according to an expert who spoke to Fox News Digital this week as Trump’s budget reconciliation package is debated in Congress. “The bill doesn’t cut benefits for anyone who has income … Read more
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance for most families, an expansion of Medicaid’s elder care services, federal child care subsidies, universal prekindergarten, and a paid … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are steadily moving along in their quest to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” but some remain dissatisfied with one of the most crucial portions of the package. The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its portion of the budget reconciliation package Monday night that deals … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Josh Hawley again drew a line in the sand on proposed cuts to Medicaid benefits, and warned his colleagues to follow President Donald Trump’s lead and leave the widely used healthcare program largely intact. Republican-led Senate committees have spent the last few weeks since the House … Read more