What to Know About the Legal Cases Challenging Trump’s Transgender Executive Orders

The high court’s direction could depend on justices’ regard for a 2020 ruling that gender identity is covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Donald Trump’s executive orders on gender in the military, along with similar orders affecting prisons, pronouns on government documents, and pediatric medicine have spawned a host of

What’s Inside the GOP Tax Bill

The tax cuts, while a cost estimate has not yet been assessed, could be at least $4 trillion—a goal of congressional Republicans. The House Ways and Means Committee on May 12 released the tax policy portion of the GOP megabill to implement President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. The committee, which deals with taxes and other

What to Know About Trump’s Plan to Slash Drug Prices

The ’most favored nation’ policy aims to have drugmakers respond to incentives and equalize drug prices between the United States and other countries. President Donald Trump aims to lower prescription drug costs for all Americans with the aid of two carrots and a stick. The positive and negative inducements are intended to get pharmaceutical manufacturers

House Panel to Debate Medicaid Proposal With $880 Billion in Cuts Expected

The bill may satisfy moderate Republicans’ concerns but not go far enough for fiscal conservatives. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will debate the long-awaited budget reconciliation bill on May 13, providing a crucial test for Republicans who have been at odds over ways to reduce federal spending on Medicaid. Medicaid funding is just one

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Launches Fact-Checking Website

The governor launched the new website designed for ‘fighting back’ against what he called misinformation about the Golden State. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched a new website aimed at countering what he says is false information about the state and his administration. “We just launched a new site to call out the misinformation machine

Trump Lands in Saudi Arabia, Begins High-Stakes Middle East Tour

The president is expected to announce a series of major investment deals aimed at drawing Gulf capital into the United States. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh at 9:49 a.m. local time Tuesday, kicking off the first major overseas trip of his second term. The White House has described the visit as the