In a politically charged atmosphere, the Republican Party, led by President Donald Trump, has stirred national debate with a ...

Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF.

Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bluntly in a private meeting Tuesday t… ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bluntly in a private meeting Tuesday t… ...

Most blue state governors and lawmakers are responding to hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s megabill in one way: Do nothing for now — and blame Republicans.

The Medicaid cuts included in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" potentially stand to define the 2026 midterms, giving Democrats a "silver bullet," one Republican strategist said.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) isn't happy about the proposal for cuts to Medicaid that would disproportionately affect rural America. Tillis, who is up for reelection in 2026, told Punchbowl News senior ...

But that jumped 20 points by 2024. It was the highest since October of 2001. That was a different political moment, too — just a month after the Sept. 11 attacks.

What's inside the Senate's mega spending bill? A political expert weighs in. Senators spent hours debating a version of a large spending bill, with millions of proposed cuts.