Congress plans to slash spending. Cooper says Medicaid is threatened. Here’s what we know.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper warned about potential cuts to programs like Medicaid after House Republicans passed a budget ...
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Republicans push Musk to let Congress vote on DOGE cuts
Republicans pushed Elon Musk on Wednesday in a pair of private meetings to move his efforts to slash federal spending and the ...
Congressional Budget Office finds House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts
An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed that House GOP budget goals could not be reached without reducing spending on Medicaid.