A conservative group is launching a summer push behind an animating cause for President Trump and the right: noncitizen voting.
Tea Party Patriots Action, a major conservative grassroots organization, intends to press lawmakers during the August recess to attach the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, to must-pass legislation such as a budget resolution or the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Republicans gear up to sell their ‘big, beautiful bill’ back home
Senate Republicans are quickly shifting into sales mode as they attempt to pitch voters on their mammoth tax and spending bill in the face of an onslaught of Democratic attacks.
Republicans accomplished a herculean lift in getting the “big, beautiful bill” to President Trump’s desk by July 4. But that might be nothing compared to the task of selling a bill that even some within their party expressed deep reservations about — and that some are fretting could have an Affordab...
Trump’s CDC nominee set for Senate vote
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GOP faces ‘big, beautiful’ blowback risk on ObamaCare subsidy cuts
Medicaid cuts have received the lion’s share of attention from critics of Republicans’ sweeping tax cuts legislation, but the GOP’s decision not to extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies could have a much more immediate impact ahead of next year’s midterms.
Extra subsidies put in place during the coronavirus pandemic are set to expire at the end of the year, and there are few signs Republicans are interested in tackling the issue at all.
To date, only Se...
Democrats see political gift in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Democrats say Republicans have given them a political gift in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
They say they can easily sell the bill to the public as a threat to working-class voters, given its cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs and significant tax breaks for the ultrawealthy.
“This is a rare policy gift to Democrats in that it was perpetrated by Republicans, harms almost everybody, and it’s actually relatively easy to talk about,” said Democ...
Rollins: Medicaid recipients, automation can replace deported farmworkers
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday that she thinks Medicaid work requirements and automation will help offset President Trump's massive immigration crackdown, which has threatened migrant farmworkers.
"There's been a lot of noise in the last few days and a lot of questions about where the president stands and his vision for farm labor," Rollins said during a news conference with Republican governors. "Ultimately, the answer on this is automation, al...
Have children? How the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could affect you
(NEXSTAR) – In the nearly 900 pages of President Trump's sweeping budget bill are multiple provisions that parents and guardians may want to give their attention.
Child tax creditUnder Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" the child tax credit is raised from $2,000 to $2,200.
Parents and guardians can claim the tax credit for each qualifying child who will be under the age of 17 at the end of the year. Both the taxpayer and the child must have a Social Security number...
Why Democrats don’t care about most health care fraud
One thing has become clear in the debate over President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”: Democrats don’t really care about waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage (i.e., ObamaCare). That’s obvious from their opposition to Republican efforts to audit those programs to ensure only eligible people are enrolled.
To be fair, Democrats do care about health care fraud if a private health insurer or drug company is accused of defrauding a government health...
Trump takes another bite out of congressional power with TikTok, beautiful bill
Having the Air Force fly a B-2 bomber overhead during a signing ceremony for a budget bill would have in a different time seemed like overkill. But in our time of both public spectacle and congressional sclerosis, it seems about right.
After months of debate, Congress delivered a tax and spending package that is loved by none, which is usually a good sign. Budgets aren’t supposed to be popular. But this is an unusually ambitious budget — or, to be more precise, pseudo-budge...
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm rolls out ad campaign post-GOP bill hitting Republicans over Medicaid cuts
The Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is rolling out a new digital ad campaign attacking Republicans over Medicaid cuts included in President Trump’s sweeping policy legislation that he signed into law last week.
The 30-second ad, called “Lifelines” and first shared with The Hill, includes snippets of news anchors talking about the consequences of the Trump megabill’s Medicaid provisions in states like Michigan and Georgia.
An analysis by the Congressional Budge...