A highly anticipated White House report about in vitro fertilization (IVF) and infertility that could make sweeping recommendations on making the procedure more accessible is now in the hands of President Trump and may be released soon.
Representatives from IVF advocacy groups, for-profit clinics, and conservative think tanks have been meeting regularly with administration officials since February, when Trump signed an executive order calling for a menu of recommendations to im...
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Trump’s gambit of withholding federal dollars will be ruled unconstitutional
Among the tools the Trump administration is using to get states, local governments, nonprofits and schools to agree with its directives is the withholding of federal dollars. Although the government can use the power of the purse to accomplish many things, the courts have also drawn lines on the limits of its use. There are, in fact, unconstitutional conditions that can be attached to spending power.
The power of the purse — or the ability to appropriate money, as located in A...
The Senate shouldn’t sacrifice its filibuster to score political points
In his very first speech as Senate majority leader in January, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said, "And one of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that the Senate stays the Senate. That means preserving the legislative filibuster — the Senate rule that today has perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders’ vision of the Senate." This was a wise and prudent way to maintain the institutional strength of the nation's upper chamber.
This week, however, that strong in...
Trump drops f-bomb, pressures Republicans to get in line behind his legislation
President Trump on Tuesday pressed House Republicans to fall in line behind a massive bill containing key pieces of his agenda, giving lawmakers clarity about where he stands on some of the package’s biggest sticking points during a rare trip to the Capitol.
Trump pushed moderate Republicans from blue states to give up their fight over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, while warning members not to “f--- with Medicaid” as some lawmakers eye changes to the program.
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Progressive knives come out for Democrat behind Trump impeachment push
Progressive knives are out for Rep. Shri Thanedar (D), a Michigan lawmaker who has emerged as something of a lightning rod within his party as he braces for a potentially tough reelection fight.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) last week became the first House Democrat this cycle to back a primary challenger to an incumbent when she threw her support behind Thanedar’s progressive rival, arguing Thanedar has failed his constituents. Meanwhile, the second-term lawmaker has drawn cri...
Freedom Caucus chair predicts ‘big beautiful bill’ lacks support to pass this week
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is predicting that the legislative package at the heart of President Trump's domestic agenda doesn't have the support to pass through the House this week.
"I think it's pretty obvious that they're going to need more time," Harris told reporters Monday evening outside the Capitol.
"These are complicated discussions. These are complicated issues. These are trillions of dollars," he added. "We've got to...
Here’s what’s in the GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
House Republicans this week passed a sweeping package of President Trump's tax proposals, spending cuts and reforms for key federal programs.
The nearly party-line, 215-214 vote came after weeks of intense negotiations, marathon meetings, last-minute changes and an overnight session on the House floor.
The bill now goes to the upper chamber, where Senate Republicans are already eyeing changes.
Here's a rundown of what's in the more than 1,000-page bill t...
Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in unusual late-night vote
Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump’s bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote on Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared for House GOP leaders and a sign of progress for warring Republican factions
After gaveling in after 10 p.m. on Sunday, the committee voted 17-16 to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend Trump’s tax cuts and boost his border funding priorities while refor...
These are the top sticking points stalling the Trump agenda megabill
House Republicans are working to give their “big beautiful bill” a face lift as they try to appease warring factions of the party in hopes of sending President Trump’s legislative agenda to the Senate before Memorial Day.
The broad outline of the megabill is already set, with committees completing advancement of all 11 portions of the sprawling bill in marathon markups this week.
The legislation includes an extension of the tax cuts Trump signed into law in 2017; doi...
GOP tax bill would shrink incomes for low earners: Analysis
Many different think tanks and legislative analysts in Washington have been sounding the alarm that the GOP bill to cut taxes and spending has greater advantages for wealthier taxpayers than it does for working Americans.
But one group is projecting lower earners will not only receive smaller benefits from the bill but will actually be financially worse off when the individual rate cuts and benefit reductions are taken together.
The analysis from Penn Wharton Budget ...