Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Democrats are "lying" about the sweeping GOP plan to cut $1 trillion from federal health and food programs.

The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Representatives becomes law. It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance and increase them for food assistance,

The United States House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, narrowly approved a far-reaching budget reconciliation package that if enacted would sever at least tens of thousands of West Virginians’ access to health and social safety net programs.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by House Budget Committee Ranking Member Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) who shared the breaking news that the CBO has found the budget bill Trump is pressing the House GOP to pass contains $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.

One provision strips all Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries, for trans people of any age. Another provision bans coverage for these services under the Affordable Care Act by excluding them from the definition of "essential health benefits."

Republicans in the U.S. House of Delegates advanced a mega bundle of bills designed to shave billions from the federal budget, which Democrats and advocates have said will take resources from the nation’s most vulnerable citizens and hinder social safety nets.

As late-night negotiations on the House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill pushed an expected vote to Thursday, long-term care providers are hoping for some kind of Hail Mary.

Republicans defend budget legislation as economic plan to make life more affordable amid fierce partisan battle over social program cuts