Republican Sen. Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at town hall
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Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red line.
The liberal advocacy group Protect Our Care is spending $10 million on attack ads against 11 Republican lawmakers in battleground districts.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down on a recent quip about Medicaid in a Saturday post on her Instagram story. “Hello, everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a statement that I made yesterday at my town hall,
Early battle lines are forming over a centerpiece of the sprawling domestic policy bill that House Republicans narrowly passed, with Medicaid spending cuts emerging as a flash point that could define the 2026 midterm elections.
David Sacks, the president’s AI and crypto czar, admits Republicans are preparing to gut Medicaid as Trump and Mike Johnson pretend they aren’t.
Trump warned the right flank of House Republicans not to touch Medicaid any further as tried to rally Republicans behind his "big, beautiful bill."
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.
Republicans defend Medicaid "reform" as Democrats rail against Medicaid "cuts" after One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes the House.