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‘This is not a luxury’: Families in Trump states agonize over GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts
Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...
What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
We're taking a look at the broader impact of the Supreme Court's ruling to let states cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ...
Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans
Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate ...
Mitch McConnell Says People Worried About Medicaid Cuts Will 'Get Over It'
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate 's reconciliation bill will "get over it," ...
GOP Medicaid cuts would shutter third of rural hospitals as some lawmakers shrug: ‘Hold your nose’
Around one-third of rural hospitals in the United States would close as a result of Medicaid cuts in the House Republican ...
GOP weighs canceling recess to wrap up Trump’s budget bill
Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget package to President Donald Trump's desk before his July 4 ...
Republican-backed Medicaid cuts imperil health care access in red small-town Ohio: Thomas Suddes
Columnist Thomas Suddes notes that while all but one of Ohio's congressional Republicans backed the One Big, Beautiful Bill ...
How GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could blow a $286M hole in San Diego County’s budget
Democratic supervisors warn the Trump-backed spending bill would curb access to health care and food for low-income San ...