Senate Republicans look to sweeten Medicaid pot to silence dissent on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
A new proposal to help stabilize rural hospital access is floating around Capitol Hill as Senate Republicans consider their reconciliation bill.
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NATO members that spend the most — and least — on defense
NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to an increased defense spending goal of 5% of each country’s economic output by 2035, more than doubling the previous target of 2%. President Trump praised the new defense agreement, calling it a “monumental win for the United States” during a speech at the NATO summit in the Netherlands. Mr.
Border Patrol could face key recruitment change as Congress debates next immigration moves
Arizona Sen. Gallego introduces bill to exempt some military, veterans and law enforcement from CBP polygraph tests, aiming to streamline hiring amid border security staffing shortages
Judicial nominee shuts down ‘wildly inaccurate’ claims that he’s Trump’s ‘henchman’
President Donald Trump's nominee to fill an appellate court seat appeared before the Senate Wednesday for a hearing and forcefully rejected criticisms that he was the president's "enforcer."
CDC to hire former head of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hiring Lyn Redwood, a nurse and the former head of a group critics have denounced as anti-vaccine, to work in its vaccine safety office, multiple CDC officials tell CBS News. Redwood was the president of the group now called Children’s Health Defense, which lists as its founder
NY lawmakers call on Hochul to aid Jews stranded in Israel after DeSantis facilitates rescue flights
Senate Republicans call on Governor Hochul to evacuate New Yorkers from Israel, highlighting New York's significant Jewish population and responsibility to act
City-run grocery stores, defunding police, safe injection sites: What to know about NYC’s next potential mayor
Zohran Mamdani propelled himself to the top of the Democratic mayoral ticket in NYC through promises to reshape the city through policies deemed by some as too radical.