Senate GOP ‘frustrated’ by parliamentarian’s Medicaid ruling in Trump’s bill — but won’t overrule her

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Many Republican senators dismissed the idea of overruling the Senate parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in Trump’s tax and immigration bill Thursday, which dealt a blow to Republicans’...

Trump admin launches full-court press defending Iran strikes as questions remain

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered enthusiastic praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s briefing at the Pentagon, where he provided more information about the U.S. strikes on Iran and defended the...

Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state’s decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for...

Senate parliamentarian blocks Medicaid changes in Trump’s bill — a blow to GOP

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate’s rule enforcer dealt a major blow to Senate Republicans Thursday morning by ruling a key Medicaid provision in the megabill that advances President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda is out of...

Zohran Mamdani tells ABC News he plans to win over moderate Dems, other voters after upset in NYC mayoral primary

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, told ABC News in a wide-ranging interview aired Wednesday that he plans to win over moderate voters — even as a self-identified Democratic socialist —...

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Republicans over Medicaid provisions in Trump’s megabill

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate’s rule enforcer dealt a major blow to Senate Republicans Thursday morning by ruling a key Medicaid provision in the megabill that advances President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda is out of...