House Republicans' sweeping tax and spending bill would require states to fund at least 5% of food benefits for low-income individuals and families, while implementing stricter work requirements for beneficiaries.
President Trump opened his four-day Mideast trip on Tuesday by paying a visit to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for talks on U.S. efforts to dismantle Iran's nuclear program, end the war in Gaza, hold down oil prices and more.
Beneath the surface of Medicaid’s state-federal partnership lies a tangled web of financial sleight-of-hand that quietly drains federal coffers, shifts enormous costs from states to the federal government, and raises premiums on working people. To explain the issue, last month, Paragon Health Institute released a report titled “Addressing Medicaid Money Laundering.” The term “Medicaid money laundering” was coined by the Wall Street Journal in […]
Many Republican members of Congress have been leery of cuts to Medicaid, afraid of being tarred by Democratic attack ads. The recently released House Energy and Commerce Committee draft proposals should help them rest more easily because they avoid the classic Republican mistake: appearing to care more about saving money than saving lives. Democrats have […]
President Trump has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the start of a tour of the Middle East that will include visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The trip marks Trump’s first extended foreign visit of his second term. His itinerary on Tuesday includes an official state visit, a state dinner and attending...
The Trump Organization’s online store is now selling “Trump 2028” merchandise, the latest indication — even if frivolous — that the president wants to...
A Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Yale, Yalies4Palestine, had its student group recognition revoked after it set up an unauthorized encampment to protest against Israel.
The Trump Department of Homeland Security slammed the New York Times for publishing “sob stories" about deported criminal illegal immigrants while ignoring their victims.
A New Hampshire federal judge's ruling blocks President Donald Trump's attempt to strip federal funding from public schools that maintain DEI programs.
Kamala Harris' ex-running mate Gov. Tim Walz blasted President Donald Trump's "chaos" and illegal immigration crackdown at the Minnesota state of the state address.
India on Thursday accused two Pakistanis of being involved in a murderous terrorist attack, escalating already sky-high tensions along one of the world's most heavily militarized borders.
A federal judge threw a roadblock Thursday in the administration's effort to shut down diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools, saying President Trump's team couldn't even settle on a solid definition of what constituted illegal DEI.
A group of protesters rushed the stage at a New York City mayoral forum on Wednesday to protest candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, saying that "Cuomo lies, people die."
Sanctuary cities and counties won a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking the administration from punishing them by withholding federal funds, with a judge saying the Trump team is stretching the law too far.
Moody's has revoked the District of Columbia's Aaa credit rating due to the Trump administration's shrinkage of the government workforce and the city's shaky real estate outlook, D.C.'s chief financial officer said Thursday.
