Senate GOP mulls shielding rural hospitals from Medicaid cuts - Roll Call Senate Republicans say they are looking for ways to safeguard rural hospitals from proposed cuts to a key Medicaid funding method. Roll Call · Jun 20, 2025
Senate Republicans echo Trump allegations on Biden autopen use - Roll Call Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing Wednesday to air questions about use of the autopen in the Biden administration. Roll Call · Jun 18, 2025
GOP Senators Push Back After Being 'Caught by Surprise' With More Medicaid Cuts in New 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Proposal Republican senators are pushing back after Senate leadership surprised them with even deeper Medicaid cuts in proposed changes to a sweeping tax bill. Latin Times · Jun 18, 2025
Josh Hawley Wants To Raise the Minimum Wage It’s not the only way the Republican senator is closer to democratic socialism than to traditional conservatism. Reason · Jun 16, 2025
US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation program for victims of nuclear radiation The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
US rights groups warn of Republican effort to undercut LA advocacy work Josh Hawley, a senator, threatened multiple organizations with inquiries, claiming they were ‘bankrolling civil unrest’ The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2025
Why Donald Trump and Josh Hawley Are Wrong To Call for Jailing People Who Burn the American Flag The Supreme Court ruled decades ago that burning the flag is protected by the First Amendment, no matter how offensive that act may be. Reason · Jun 11, 2025
Republicans use LA protests to push holdouts to pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says ‘it's those men and women, the federal law enforcement officers who deserve our support right now’ The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Conservative Senator Josh Hawley breaks ranks to introduce higher minimum wage bill, GOP horrified Conservative senator's surprising bill could spark intra-party conflict. We Got This Covered · Jun 10, 2025
‘Both morally wrong and politically suicidal’: Josh Hawley exposes the massive GOP split over Trump’s Medicaid cuts Big and beautiful healthcare cuts. We Got This Covered · Jun 9, 2025
Republicans' house of cards collapses Under mounting pressure from Elon Musk, Republicans are now considering cuts to Medicare Salon · Jun 6, 2025
Medicare cuts in play as Senate GOP hones budget bill - Roll Call As Senate Republicans go deep into reconciliation bill-drafting mode, Medicare is increasingly coming up as a potential pay-for. Roll Call · Jun 5, 2025
AI regulation moratorium dropped in Senate budget package - Roll Call A controversial ban on state AI regulations in the House-passed "big, beautiful" measure was left out of the Senate Commerce Committee’s text. Roll Call · Jun 5, 2025
Five ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Tax Changes to Watch in the Senate The House passed its version of Trump’s "One Big, Beautiful Bill." Here’s what to look for as Senate Republicans take up the mega legislation. Kiplinger · Jun 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 Trump wants his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ to sail through the Senate. These five factions stand in the way ANALYSIS: Between fiscal hawks, defenders of Medicaid and a potential stumbling block that may surprise you, this will be the first major test for Majority Leader John Thune, Eric Garcia writes
Roll Call · Jun 2, 2025 A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate - Roll Call A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate - Uncategorized
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2025 Trump’s tax bill helps the rich, hurts the poor and adds trillions to the deficit The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy
Roll Call · May 30, 2025 Democrats struggle to check Trump moves on plane, meme coin - Roll Call Democrats are trying to stop President Donald Trump from what they see as potential violations of a constitutional clause.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2025 Millions of women use abortion drugs safely. Experts warn anti-abortion groups are pushing ‘bogus’ science to get them banned ANALYSIS: Analysis: Health officials are reviewing a dubious report that claims dangerous complications from mifepristone. Public health researchers and scientists tell Julia Musto and Alex Woodward they’re extremely skeptical
The Guardian - US · May 23, 2025 Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’ Members of Congress are accused of hiding out when workers have sought answers on why their jobs were axed
The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025 ‘Pro-worker priorities’? Trump’s budget bill offers the exact opposite The ‘big, beautiful’ measure going through Congress would cut health, food and education benefits – and offer a huge boost to the richest
Salon · May 22, 2025 Forget Biden, focus on Trump Trump's problems today are more important than Biden's problems yesterday
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 ‘Absurd’: Republicans challenge Johnson to overhaul Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ as it remains on knife edge Conservative Republicans want to see Medicaid work requirements start earlier while Republicans from New York and New Jersey are after an expensive tax cut
The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025 RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban Health secretary cites ‘new data’ that emerged from flawed study conservatives are using to pressure US government
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Josh Hawley says ‘nobody believes’ Trump can be bought: ‘What does he need more money for’? The Missouri senator said Wednesday that Donald Trump was incorruptible and wasn’t looking to profit from his office because he’s already rich