House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s tax bill, featuring $625 billion in Medicaid cuts with work requirements. Speaker Mike Johnson called the Medicaid changes “commonsense” and said millions won’t lose coverage unless they choose. The bill now faces Senate scrutiny.

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Author: Ravi Hari

Joni Ernst makes light of fears that Medicaid cuts could be fatal, later filming a reply in what appeared to be a graveyard

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Author: Joseph Gedeon

A last-minute change to the House bill threw a curveball to Obamacare insurers who already set their rates for 2026.

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Author: Robert King

Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.

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Author: Michael Shepherd and Miranda Yaver, opinion contributors

House-passed legislation to enact President Trump’s agenda is headed for a showdown with the Senate parliamentarian as Democrats plan to challenge key elements of it, including a proposal to m…

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Author: Alexander Bolton

The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy

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Author: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won’t be Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” despite projections that millions of low-…

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Author: Rachel Scully

Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn discuss the truth behind GOP Medicaid messaging, the real impact of the proposed cuts, and why this isn’t about fraud but about gutting coverage.

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Author: Sam Stein

“I am urging both Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King to vote no on the so-called Big Beautiful Bill when it comes before the Senate.”

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Author: Opinion Contributor

The outrage over the senator’s glib response to concerns about Medicaid cuts was immediate. Then, Ernst doubled down on her remarks with a sarcastic post.

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Author: Mariana Alfaro

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Author: Readers’ Forum

President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package.

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Author: Josh Boak

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Author: Kaia Hubbard

The House GOP approved trillions in tax cuts. Here’s how President Trump’s “big bill” could change in the Senate.

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Author: Kate Dore, CFP®, EA