Welfare work requirements empower, slashing funding can help science and other commentary
|

Welfare work requirements empower, slashing funding can help science and other commentary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Conservative: Welfare Work Rules Empower Setting a work requirement to collect welfare is more than “a way to reduce costs,” argues Merrill Matthews at The Hill: “Its real benefit is to help individuals regain the dignity and self-respect that comes from having a…

Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
|

Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Speaker Mike Johnson has dropped one of the most aggressive options the G.O.P. was considering to cut Medicaid costs to help pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, bowing to pressure from politically vulnerable Republicans and underscoring the deep party divisions imperiling the plan….

G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money
|

G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 1989, New Hampshire’s Republican governor, Judd Gregg, had a gaping budget hole he didn’t know how to fill. His health secretary came up with a solution: a tax maneuver he’d learned through the grapevine that would force Washington to send the state…

Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a  Million Boost?
|

Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A charity meant to help people stay off public assistance was the signature project of Florida’s popular first lady, Casey DeSantis. But over three years, it had managed to raise only about $2 million to help struggling families in Florida. Then last fall,…

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
|

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access for millions of people. Under the law that established Medicare’s Part D drug benefits, the program was forbidden from paying…

Opinion | Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast
|

Opinion | Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Before medical contrarianism became intrinsic to his identity, Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared motivated by curiosity rather than opportunism. Arriving at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in 1986 to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Oz became well respected in the field….

Opinion | 20 Years Ago, Democrats Found a Way Out of the Wilderness. They Can Again.
|

Opinion | 20 Years Ago, Democrats Found a Way Out of the Wilderness. They Can Again.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is misreading his mandate. He ran on lowering the cost of living, but the price of eggs is going up and he is plotting to increase health care premiums. He disavowed Project 2025, but seems to be implementing it page by…

What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
|

What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The House passed a budget resolution Tuesday night after the speaker, Mike Johnson, persuaded several Republican lawmakers, including those who have expressed reservations about possible Medicaid cuts, to support the bill. In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an…

Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment
|

Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Republican Party is all too often effective at campaigning and winning elections, but there’s another fact about it that a lot of Americans forget: The Republican Party flat out sucks at governing. Even Tucker Carlson agrees with this. For all the huffing…

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump
|

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York unveiled on Tuesday a $252 billion executive budget that seemed intended to appease New Yorkers dissatisfied with the rising cost of living rather than to address President Trump’s policies that may hurt the state. The proposed budget…