Larry Summers has some nerve. The economist is ripping Republican’s “cruel” efforts to rein in out-of-control Medicaid spending.
Yet he himself participated in one of the biggest welfare reforms of our lifetime.
In 1996, with Summers serving in his Treasury Department, President Bill Clinton signed into law measures that ended welfare as an “entitlement,” pushed people to go to work, made relief temporary and limited federal funding for state programs.
So...
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Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley confirms he will run for reelection
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) confirmed he will run for a fourth term in office next year despite some speculation that he may retire.
The progressive senator, who has served since 2009, announced his decision in a Thursday post on the social platform X, saying the country is in “a critical moment for our rights, our democracy, and a future where every American can thrive.”
He said in a video accompanying the post that he chose to run for reelection to fight fo...
The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is delivering on Republican promises
Seventy-seven million Americans voted for President Trump and a Republican majority to cut taxes, secure our border, restore our economy and put working families first. With the signing of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” we are delivering on those promises, marking the beginning of the Golden Age of America.
This is a historic win for millions of American families, workers, seniors, small businesses and servicemembers. As vice chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, I’m...
Trump, Congress raise sanction threats against Russia
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HHS abruptly cancels preventive services task force meeting
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally scheduled for Thursday, according to an email sent to people who planned to attend.
“The Immediate Office of the Secretary is postponing the July USPSTF meeting. Moving forward, HHS looks forward to engaging with the Task Force to promote the health and well-being of the American people,” the email stated.
An HH...
The race is on to define Trump agenda bill
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Trump flexes foreign policy muscle
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Tea Party Patriots to push lawmakers on noncitizen voting
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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