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President Donald Trump pictured in North Carolina standing in front of an American flag
EconomyMedicare spending set to nearly double in 10 years and Medicaid and ACA spending up a third, CBO says just as Trump’s tax cuts shorten their life span
By Tristan BoveFebruary 26, 2026
PoliticsUSAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago on February 1, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida.
EconomyPresident Trump just missed a key legal deadline for his spending plans—stoking economists’ fears over the $38.5 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 3, 2026
PoliticsTrump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday ahead of government shutdown deadline at midnight on Wednesday
By Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2025
PoliticsWhite House wants $58 million security boost after Kirk shooting
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Gregory Korte and BloombergSeptember 14, 2025
PoliticsGovernment shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves and The Associated PressAugust 31, 2025
A pedestrian walks past a PEPFAR sign
PoliticsTrump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 16, 2025
donald trump and elon musk in the oval office
PoliticsElon Musk says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could spell disaster for America. Here are its biggest pain points, according to critics
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 1, 2025
PoliticsSenate eyes key vote on Trump’s tax bill, while Musk calls it ‘utterly insane and destructive’
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressJune 28, 2025
PoliticsGOP senators are struggling over how to cut billions in healthcare funding without hurting hospitals or patients and it’s stalling the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJune 26, 2025
PoliticsSenate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressJune 17, 2025
CommentaryHoward Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making
By Howard DeanJune 10, 2025
S President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025 and Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025.
PoliticsTrump and Musk might already be making up over Los Angeles protests
By Eleanor PringleJune 10, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, speaks with reporters at a lectern after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on June 4.
PoliticsRepublican senators want to make changes to Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’. Here are the competing groups
By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressJune 9, 2025
Elon Musk shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as they speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘Kill Bill’: Elon Musk urges Americans to rebel against president’s policy, but White House says his ‘debt slavery’ claims are a hoax
By Eleanor PringleJune 5, 2025
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