A veil of secrecy is hiding Trump’s White House visitors

After President Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on Apr. 2, businesses scrambled to learn how the policies would impact them and lobbied for exceptions for their products. Nearly one month later, many have struggled to get answers and remain concerned about the tariffs’ potential effects. 

However, at least a few businesses have communicated directly with the president himself. On Apr. 21, representatives from Home Depot, Target, Walmart and other major retailers met wi...

Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should ‘prove that they matter’

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz defended President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" over criticism that millions of people could lose health coverage, saying those who would face new work requirements should "prove that they matter."

Oz made the comments during an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday, arguing that when Medicaid was created in the 1960s lawmakers did not include work requirements because it "never dawned on anybody that...

Trump tax bill would add $2.4 trillion to deficits: CBO

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GOP leaders seek to quell debt revolt

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CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law

Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). 

The CBO's latest report estimates that 10.9 million people would be uninsured over the next decade if the spending package, which includes much of President Trump's legislative agenda, were enacted.   

That total includes an estimated 1.4 million ...

Trump tax bill would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over a decade: CBO

President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would add $2.4 trillion to the nation’s deficit over roughly the next decade, a new cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows. 

The agency estimated the proposed tax cuts in the plan — which seek to lock in expiring provisions in Trump signature 2017 tax law, along with a host of other add-ons — would decrease revenues by more than $3.6 trillion over that time frame.

Meanwhile, accompanying measures...

Republicans seek ObamaCare rollback in Trump’s megabill

Republicans are seeking a major rollback of ObamaCare coverage under the House-passed megabill that would result in millions of people losing insurance coverage to help pay for President Trump's tax cut extension.  

The changes, which echo some of the debate surrounding the 2017 effort to repeal the health care law, have largely flown under the radar amid the heated debate over the bill's billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts. 

Democrats want to change th...

New York lieutenant governor launches primary challenge against Hochul

New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in the governor's race next year, becoming the first prominent Democrat to launch a primary challenge against his current boss. 

Delgado’s announcement on Monday doesn’t come as a major surprise, as he revealed in February that he didn’t plan to run for reelection as lieutenant governor next year but would explore “all options.”

Hochul appointed Delgado to serve as her second-in-command in 20...