Trump, Medicare and bill
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Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by House Republicans, would trigger automatic Medicare cuts.
Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,
Donald Trump's bill is far from beautiful and does not come close to controlling spending enough to compensate for the loss of revenue.
In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.