‘This letter from CBO confirms what we’ve been saying all along: the math doesn’t work without devastating Medicaid cuts,’ New Jersey Democrat says

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Author: Gustaf Kilander

The House Republican drive to significantly reduce federal spending on medical care has placed the party on a collision course with the health needs of its own constituents.

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Author: Ronald Brownstein, Edward Wu

As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars in student debt – faces an uncertain future.

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Author: Kayla Tausche

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Author: Author Erik Gruenwedel

One week after Elon Musk held court before the cameras during President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, many of the Senate-confirmed leaders of government departments and agencies reconvened in the Cabinet Room on Thursday for a different kind of discussion.

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Author: Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Jeff Zeleny

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he’s not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.

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Author: Lisa Mascaro,Chris Megerian

A federal judge has agreed with Trump administration lawyers to pause a lawsuit filed by four Republican state attorneys general that attempted to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states

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Author: Mike Schneider

Republicans are facing pressure to pass a continuing resolution without support from Democrats—no easy task in either chamber.

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Author: Nik Popli

Trump and Musk appear to make parallel efforts to distance tech billionaire from radical job slashing in government

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

The latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.

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Author: Washington Post

The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.

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Author: Jacob Bogage

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Author: CNN

The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyone

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Fossil fuel groups poured a record $96m into Trump in 2023-24, demanding more scrutiny, not less, says Sheldon Whitehouse

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Author: Dharna Noor

Mayors of New York, Denver, Chicago and Boston faced a contentious hearing about policies that Republicans believe thwart Trump’s mass deportation plan

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Author: Ariana Baio