House Freedom Caucus members see group as launchpad for higher office

As the House Freedom Caucus has become a path to influence in the Trump era, several members of the hard-line conservative group are hoping that can catapult them to higher office.

Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) have launched bids for governor in their respective home states, while Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) is considering a gubernatorial bid of his own.

“I've always believed that HFC’s been perfectly … aligned up, if not perfectly, closely ali...

GOP Medicaid debate intensifies as Republicans search for cuts

House Republicans are under the gun to get specific on how they will offset President Trump's domestic policy agenda, and they will soon need to decide if they will touch the political stove by trying to scale back Medicaid benefits. 

Medicaid is at the heart of the GOP plan to pass a “big beautiful bill” and make budget space for an extension of Trump’s tax cuts. Party leaders have been vague about their plans, but the topic has divided members who are facing a menu of politi...

Cutting federal Medicaid expansion funding could lead to 30k additional deaths: Analysis

An attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back the federal government’s share of Medicaid expansion could result in tens of thousands of additional deaths, according to an analysis by a liberal think tank. 

The analysis by the Centers for American Progress (CAP), shared first with The Hill, found that about 34,200 more people would die annually if the federal government reduced its current 90 percent match for the expansion costs and states responded by dropping the...

RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyes — but voluntarily 

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Supreme Court appears inclined to rule for parents seeking opt-outs for LGBTQ-themed instruction

The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to side with a group of parents objecting to their school district including books with LGBTQ themes in its elementary school curriculum.

Across more than two hours of arguments, a majority of the justices sympathized with the Montgomery County, Md., parents’ claims that the lack of an opt-out option substantially burdens their First Amendment rights to freely exercise their religion.

“What is the big dea...

Most in California support state coverage of health care for migrants without legal status: Survey

Most California voters support the state’s efforts to increase health care coverage for migrants without legal status, a new survey found.

According to a new survey from the University of California, Berkeley and Politico, 21 percent of surveyed voters believe the state should continue to offer Medicaid coverage to migrants without legal status, even if it means there will be cuts elsewhere in the budget.  

Thirty-two percent of respondents say California should cont...

Autism community decries RFK Jr. comments

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