The Republican State Leadership Committee is on the offense for November's elections in two key blue states it sees as ripe for the GOP to gain ground in.
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...
Inflation picked up speed in April after declining in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month and is up 2.3 percent over the past year, according to the Labor Department. The annual inflation rate without volatile food or energy prices was 2.8...
President Trump’s plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane from the Qatari government is “obviously” a violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, according to a former White House ethics lawyer. “Everybody gets a $400 million plane from the government of Qatar. They give them out like the M&M's acts. And I and Alyssa [Farah...
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk joined President Trump on his first day in Saudi Arabia, appearing with other top business leaders for a lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Musk was at the Royal Court for a coffee ceremony, followed by the lunch, when Trump arrived. The Tesla CEO and top adviser to the...