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The Movement: Heritage Foundation president forges new Trump legacy
If the first half-century of the Heritage Foundation was defined by former President Reagan, its president Kevin Roberts is setting up the powerful conservative think tank to be defined for the next 50 years by President Trump.
“You can have the principles along with the really bold action of Trump, who, frankly, is superior to Reagan in his willingness to upend the status quo,” Roberts told me ...
Trump pushes boundaries on trade, immigration
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Morning Report — Rifts stall House GOP budget momentum
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Republicans eye ‘per capita caps’ in Medicaid savings search
House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing "per capita caps," which would throttle federal funding without technically changing benefits.
The key Republicans who support the proposal argue it is not technically a "cut," seeking to avoid the politically charged label.
But the controversial plan would change the nature of the Medicaid program by putting a cap on federal Medicaid payments to states that expanded th...
Republicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into crucial week
House Republicans are barreling into a crucial week in their effort to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, with key policy hang-ups threatening to upend leadership’s timeline for approving the sprawling package.
Those disagreements have already prompted delays as lawmakers haggle over how to address contentious issues while meeting deficit reduction targets.
The Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees areas including Medicaid and green tax credits, po...
The inconvenient truth about Republican Medicaid fraud claims
Few lines are more central to the congressional Republican leadership’s elevator pitch than the idea that we will get major savings by cutting Medicaid fraud, not Medicaid benefits.
This sales pitch is no small deal to this White House. A president seeking to pass his tax bill with slim congressional majorities could be tanked by a handful of Republicans afraid they’ll lose seats. Those seats could be at risk if Republicans are seen as paying for tax cuts to the...
Whole Hog Politics: How Trump misspent his political capital
On the menu: That Musk-y aroma; warning signs for GOP in Virginia; Dems clash over high-profile post; former Atlanta mayor eyes governorship; you’re calling from where?
“Political capital” is one of the most abused ideas in Washington because it so often is thought of as a savings account rather than an investment fund.
The conventional wisdom every four years is that a newly elected (or reelected) president has “more political capital than he ever wil...
House conservatives call for controversial Medicaid changes in reconciliation
A group of House conservatives is calling for significant “structural reforms” of Medicaid as part of the Republican reconciliation legislation, illustrating the seemingly intractable differences across GOP factions.
In a “Dear Colleague” letter led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and signed by 19 others, the lawmakers said the GOP conference must pursue “meaningful reforms” in reconciliation, including eliminating the enhanced federal matching funds for states that expanded Med...
The real cost of smaller companies cutting back on health benefits
While not legally mandated at a federal level, health insurance is generally considered to be an essential employee benefit in the U.S.
As a result, employer-sponsored health insurance remains the cornerstone of American healthcare.
However, for those working for smaller businesses, particularly businesses with less than 50 employees, access to healthcare is becoming increasingly precarious.
For starters, smaller businesses aren’t subject to the same requir...