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

Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.

Proposed cuts to the country’s largest food aid program could slash benefits currently going to one in six Oregonians or shift more than $1 billion in program costs to the state in each two-year budget cycle.

Republican attorneys general visit Yuma, Arizona, highlighting a 90% drop in illegal crossings since Trump's second term and the impact of fentanyl trafficking.

We highlighted the substantive changes made by House Republicans to secure the support of several holdout members.

President Trump met with holdouts again Wednesday as leaders ramp up their efforts to build support around the bill.

Leaders of a key wing of the Republican Party are throwing up a major roadblock to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plans of muscling President Donald Trump’s massive domestic policy package out of the House on Wednesday,

The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.

In today’s edition … How Medicaid cuts could directly affect more than just House races ... Democrats’ plans for Trump’s crypto dinner … A remembrance of Gerry Connolly.

There’s a stark contrast between the effects on high earners and those on low-income households in a sprawling legislative package House Republicans passed Thursday.The bulk of the financial benefits in the legislation — called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — would flow to the wealthiest Americans,