The White House on Tuesday unveiled the interim administrator at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as Amy Gleason.
The disclosure of the interim administrator’s identity came in the wake of consistent reporter questioning and the White House saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk is technically uninvolved with DOGE, despite the fact that Musk has been said to be heading up its cost-cutting attempts.
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Evening Report — Moment of truth for House GOP budget proposal
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Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
Urgent plea to Bill, George and Barack: Get up off the couch
It’s not just what’s written in stone. There are also many unwritten traditions we Americans respect. One of the most important, following the example of George Washington — who, once he left office, went back to Mount Vernon and was never heard from again — is that former presidents sit on the sidelines and resist the temptation to criticize their successors, no matter how much they disagree.
That tradition has been a great blessing. For more than 200 years, it has...
Will the working-class GOP really cut health insurance?
Budget chicanery begets more budget chicanery.
About this time in 2010, Democrats were trying every procedural and accounting trick they could conjure to push ObamaCare through a restive Congress. The big hurdles had been overcome, but the final passage was tangled up.
There wouldn’t be a single-payer system, but the government would establish a “marketplace” where people could buy insurance, including the high-risk, unhealthy customers who private companies didn’t w...
Measles outbreak in Southwest sickens nearly 100 people
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Supreme Court schedules arguments in case where Trump administration is defending ACA
The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled arguments for April 21 in a case that could decide the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that insurers cover certain preventive services.
In a surprising move, the Trump administration said it will continue the Biden White House’s defense of that requirement.
But some legal experts said the arguments being presented by the Justice Department indicate a desire to give Health and Human Services (HHS) S...
Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama
The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda.
Senators voted 52-48 along party lines on the resolution after a marathon overnight voting session. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted against the measure.
The so-called vote-a-rama lasted about 10 hours, as Democrats sought to dial up the heat on Republicans with dozens of amendments needling the party on taxes and Medicaid. <...
Musk and Trump are blatantly violating the Constitution
Since President Trump took office just under a month ago, Elon Musk and his team of privateers have rampaged through government, demolishing agencies, rifling through private data, firing thousands of career federal employees and even changing signage on federal buildings and historic sites.
The White House has justified Musk’s authority under the label “special government employee.” The media has taken the bait to an alarming degree, covering Musk and his Department ...
Trump administration slashes funding for ObamaCare outreach program
The Trump administration slashed funding for Affordable Care Act navigators, which help people sign up for ObamaCare coverage on the law’s exchanges, by 90 percent.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced health insurance navigators will receive just $10 million per year over the next four years. Navigators received $98 million in 2024.
CMS said the cut will allow the exchanges to focus on more effective strategie...