The numbers appeared tied to estimates on the number of people who may be cut from Medicaid under U.S. President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." ...

Here are the top stories from the U.S. government this past week. In an overnight vote Thursday, House Republicans passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" by a margin of 215 to 214.

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.