Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled additional provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the legislation the GOP is looking to pass to enact President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda—as out of order. This is in accordance with the “Byrd Rule”—named for former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.)—which allows reconciliation bills to only include measures related to
The Senate parliamentarian has rejected a key Medicaid reform provision in the GOP’s megabill—called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—marking a major setback for Republicans hoping to find billions in savings from the program. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on June 26 struck out a GOP plan to reduce federal Medicaid costs by capping states’ use
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he’s not aware of intelligence that shows Iran moved its uranium away to prevent it from being targeted in U.S. airstrikes over the past weekend. “I’m not aware of any intelligence that I’ve reviewed that says things were not where they were supposed to be, moved or otherwise,”
Washington — The White House is making a push on the centerpiece legislation of President Trump’s second term, hosting “One, Big, Beautiful Event” on Thursday to highlight the bill amid intraparty disagreements and roadblocks in the Senate as lawmakers near a Fourth of July deadline. After the House narrowly approved the legislation that addresses the
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, joined by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., holds a special press conference at 12 p.m. ET on June 26 at the State Capitol to kickstart the “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” campaign, which promotes commonsense health policies, medical freedom, and a return to personal responsibility. Original News Source Link – Epoch
The State Department may begin laying off hundreds of Washington, D.C.,-based employees as soon as this Friday, according to internal correspondence among staff that was shared with CBS News, amid an effort by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to streamline what he has called a “bloated” bureaucracy. The precise timing of the cuts could be
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to South Carolina’s attempt to bar the organization from participating in its Medicaid program, clearing the way for the state to strip the organization of Medicaid funds. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic to find