Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...

Republican leaders have repeatedly said there will be no cuts to Medicare or Social Security, saying they only want to root out waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid.

Today we take a closer look at the latest debate over Republican Medicaid and tax proposals, plus how prosecutors aim to seize much of Diddy's fortune under federal asset forfeiture laws, and Pete ...

The Political Stakes. The Medicaid debate is unfolding amid broader budget negotiations, with House Republicans working to fundtax cuts, increase defense spending, and address border security.

Last week Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters: "The Democrats, as I noted this morning, have said that we're going to gut Medicaid. It is not true.

In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground. Many Republican lawmakers and conservative policy officials who want to scale back the ...

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