Facing pressure at home, GOP lawmakers warn Johnson against ‘hatchet’ spending cuts
On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker ...
GOP leaders play a shell game with proposed Medicaid cuts
The House Republicans’ budget plan “doesn’t even mention Medicaid,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. The truth isn’t nearly that simple.
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After GOP passes budget resolution, Congress to-do list only gets tougher from here
Now that a GOP approved a framework, the party needs to fill in the blanks for a sweeping multitrillion plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy.
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Mike Johnson’s moment of truth
Now it’s up to Speaker Mike Johnson to deliver on Plan A — the ... for President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda, and GOP senators — who muscled through their own two-bill ...
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At a Republican Jewish gathering, Trump’s first term inspires pride. The idea of a second spurs anxiety.
Insiders say that GOP Jewish donors fear that Trump is now ... And you just want a more peaceful situation in the country.” Rep. Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican just elected speaker ...
Republicans could be touching the third rail on Medicaid
Their just-passed budget proposal pretty clearly requires cutting Medicaid, and that’s a big political problem.
Playbook PM: Mike Johnson’s math problem isn’t over
“Johnson faces some bleak arithmetic: No Democrats are expected to back the budget plan, and if all members are present and ...
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an extension of tax cuts enacted in 2017 and up to $2 trillion ...