Trump seeks to get GOP in line ahead of second term

President-elect Trump is looking to get Republicans in line, hosting meetings with House and Senate lawmakers this week to avoid any surprises that could stall his agenda.

Trump met earlier this week with Senate Republicans in Washington and he is spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago hosting several factions of the House GOP in an effort to quell any dissent over a host of complicated and onerous legislative matters.

The effort has Trump leaning into his undis...

Supreme Court to hear ObamaCare no-cost preventive care dispute

The Supreme Court will hear a case determining the fate of free preventive services under the Affordable Care Act. 

In a brief order issued Friday, the justices said they will consider whether members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were constitutionally appointed.  

The Affordable Care Act requires insurers and group health plans to cover more than 100 preventive health services recommended by the task force, with no cost to patients. 

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Democrats prepare for Affordable Care Act tax credit fight

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Trump’s hero’s welcome

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Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress

Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans. 

Led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the legislation launches the next major ObamaCare fight that could last the rest of this year. 

Democrats for years have argued the coverage gains from the enhanced subsidie...

Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr  

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Gingrich urges Trump, GOP to pass tax cuts in ‘one big, beautiful bill’

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) encouraged President-elect Trump and Republicans to pass tax cuts as part of a single wide-ranging reconciliation bill, arguing that the GOP’s narrow House majority hinges on the U.S. economy's performance.

In a Wednesday interview with The Hill, Gingrich called for “one big, beautiful bill” and drew parallels between the timing of tax cuts and the electoral success of the GOP in previous Congresses.

“In 1981, Reagan passed the hu...