The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Businesses are betting that tax cuts will be extended and the ...

An overwhelming majority of Republican Senators voted against Democratic amendments concerned with tax breaks for the wealthy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all ...

Senate Republicans took a major step to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda early Friday morning, voting to adopt a budget blueprint that sets up a clash with House Republicans, who have ...

The Senate adopted a budget resolution that outlines parameters to fund border security, immigration enforcement and defense ...

Some of those reductions could explicitly target Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS), such as personal assistance ...

Democrats used the vote-a-rama to try to force votes on preventing tax cuts for billionaires and opposing cuts to Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for those with low incomes. GOP ...

But Democrats did get some Republican support. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., supported the amendment to bar tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy if there are Medicaid cuts. Sen. Lisa ...

Far-right Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) vehemently opposes a key component of President Donald Trump and the House GOP's budget ...

Populist Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he favors work requirements within certain parameters for Medicaid to help fund a ...

Democrats are planning to make Republicans take uncomfortable amendment votes, including several on protecting Medicaid from cuts.

Over the course of roughly half a day, the Republican president both vowed to oppose cuts to Medicaid and endorsed a plan to make deep cuts to Medicaid.