A young, well-connected think tank is at the center of Republicans’ efforts to reform Medicaid as part of President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” — and the divide in the party about how far to go with cuts. Here’s one sign of the impact of Paragon Health Institute, founded in 2021 and led by former first...
An executive order from President Trump aims to make deep cuts to prescription drug costs, putting GOP lawmakers who have traditionally opposed government-directed drug pricing in a tough position. Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) and Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.), have warned in the past that directing the federal government...
The shadow Democratic presidential primary is kicking off, with potential contenders ramping up their appearances in key battleground states. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is slated to take part in a VoteVets town hall in the early-contest state of Iowa on Tuesday, while Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is set to headline the South Carolina...
Twenty-five years ago, George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, barely defeated the sitting vice president, Al Gore, in what remains the narrowest victory in presidential history: fewer than 1,000 votes in a single state, 48.85 percent to 48.84 percent in Florida. There are many ways to explain how the vice president lost to an...
President Trump is resetting on tariffs after almost six weeks of turmoil that threatened to upend his second term. A Monday announcement that the United States and China had come to an agreement to suspend heavy tariffs on each other marked the effective end of the first phase of Trump’s approach on the topic. The...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lead attorney in his New York hush money case, has been tapped as acting librarian of Congress, The Hill has learned. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the appointment in a text to The Hill later Monday, only a few days after Trump fired former Librarian of Congress...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he doesn't think it's a good idea for President Trump to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar since it could possibly hinder the United States's ability to call out any human rights violations. "I've spent time trying not to sell weapons to Qatar because they have human rights violations of their people,"...
President Trump has made an endorsement in the New Jersey GOP governor’s primary, backing 2021 gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli. “Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!” Trump said in a Monday post on Truth Social. “Jack, who after getting to...
President Trump’s acceptance of a Qatar-donated Boeing 747 as a new Air Force One aircraft would pose “immense counterintelligence risks” to the United States if used, according to the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Trump on Sunday confirmed that his administration is planning to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 from the Qatari...
Senate Republicans on Monday indicated they have multiple concerns with President Trump potentially being gifted a new luxury jet from Qatar, ranging from safety to legal and ethical worries. Trump on Monday defended his potential acceptance of a new Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar to serve as a replacement for the current...
Former Treasury Department Secretary Larry Summers said Monday that there was no question that President Trump blinked when it came to the recent agreement on a 90-day pause between the United States and China on most tariffs imposed on each other since early last month. “I think it’s very clear that it’s President Trump who...
House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda. After months of wrangling over how deeply to cut Medicaid, committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) appears to have avoided the most politically controversial proposals while...
President Trump is heading to the Middle East this week for the first extended foreign trip of his second term, with stops planned in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. Trump and his aides are expected to focus intensely on financial investments and trade during the trip, but it will also be...
