Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition
The Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, would need to find savings to reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion. On Wednesday, Finance Chairman Michael D.
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Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week
Committees given instructions to come up with the offsets are given low targets — at least $1 billion — to provide them with maximum flexibility.
Trump gives DOGE new marching orders as Japan’s Ishiba tries a little flattery
During the joint news conference, Trump predicted that DOGE likely will produce around $1 trillion in federal spending reductions.
The MAHA movement in Congress: Who and what to watch
The Department of Health and Human Services froze through Feb. 1 most external communications coming from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food
Trump directive on grants spurs uncertainty for health programs
The freeze could also apply to hundreds of other programs funded by HHS, which is the largest grantmaking agency in the federal government, making up a large portion of the more than $1 trillion the federal
HHS pauses communications through Feb. 1, memo says
The Department of Health and Human Services directed agency leaders to halt external communications, including press releases, guidance and social media, through Feb. 1, according to a memo from the acting
Kennedy to divest from law firms that sue over vaccines
Kennedy was employed by JW Howard Attorneys from Jan. 1 through December 2023, receiving more than $481,000. JW Howard is another law firm involved in vaccine litigation.Â
Reconciliation debate to test ‘tax cuts for the rich’ narrative
Extending the individual cuts for all income levels would cost $4.2 trillion from 2026 to 2035, with the top 1 percent by household income — starting at $743,000 for a family of two — taking home about
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Deck the House with boughs of chaos
Check out their most memorable images of the year: Part 1 and Part 2. ICYMI NRSC staffing: Sen. Tim Scott announced the NRSC’s senior leadership team for the 2026 cycle.
White House rule would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugsÂ
The proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks to expand when Medicare and Medicaid can cover anti-obesity drugs known as GLP-1 inhibitors, sold as Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro
Hedge funder Bessent gets Trump blessing for Treasury
Bessent, who jumped on the Trump train back in 2016, donated at least $1 million in support of Trump during the 2024 campaign cycle, according to OpenSecrets.org.
White House asks for nearly $100B disaster relief package
While the stopgap funding law enacted in September provided a $20.3 billion boost to FEMA’s disaster relief fund, the agency has now burned through $17.6 billion since the money became available Oct.1,
Ballot initiatives include cannabis, insurance measures
In New Mexico, Bond Question 1 would authorize the state to issue up to $30 million in bonds to fund senior citizen facilities.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Closing time
In Michigan at large, Democrats outnumber Republicans in the voter rolls 2-to-1, but only 26 percent of them have voted so far, compared with 37 percent of Republicans.
Analysts see tech policy changes in potential GOP-led Senate
Polls have Cruz ahead, with some saying the margin is as close as 1 percent, according to Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales.
Tax veterans see protracted standoff over expiring breaks
with ideological differences, lawmakers will likely have to contend with changes in leadership and other pressing deadlines early in the next Congress, including the return to the debt ceiling on Jan. 1.
Biden floats recess action on Helene supplemental
town last week, Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that includes a provision allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to tap into about $20 billion in disaster relief funds beginning Oct. 1,
Short-term funding patch ready for Biden’s signature
members on both sides sought, including an extra $231 million for Secret Service protection accounts and freeing up $20 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief starting Oct. 1.
Trump floats US sovereign wealth fund as part of economic pitch
"Communism is the past, freedom is the future, and it is time to send comrade Kamala Harris back home to California, where crime is rampant and fleeing is the No. 1 occupation," he said.
CMS announces Medicare prices for first negotiated drugs
The prices take effect Jan. 1, 2026. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to tout the news at an event in Prince George’s County, Md.