Amid the ferocious debate over Trump’s “Big Beautiful,” I can hear echoes of the old “welfare queen” legend, particularly ...

Democrats face an exceedingly difficult Senate map — and how the next 16 months play out will be determined by these five questions.

About 11.8 million people are at risk of losing their health insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office ...

On top of tax and Medicaid cuts, the spending bill makes sweeping changes to incentives offered to renewable energy projects.

The massive tax and budget bill President Trump signed into law this month could prove a major challenge for Republicans in ...

Illinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit ...

The villainy of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' presented a perfect opportunity for heroism in Washington. Lawmakers knew that and ...

President Donald Trump takes the stage during the AMERICA250 Celebration Kick-Off in Des Moines Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Several of President Donald Trump’s key campaign promises were written into the new Republican law which slashes federal benefits and implements tax breaks for primarily higher-income Americans. One ...

Cuts to federal health-care spending make it harder for doctors to make the oldest promise in medicine: that we will do no ...

Even if the most-brutal spending cuts are postponed until after the midterms, the “big beautiful bill” is a breathtaking gamble for Republicans.

Missouri voters expanded Medicaid in 2020 but this new bill slashes it. Single moms in Richland and veterans in Iberia will ...