Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, a politics newsletter that, like RFK Jr., dutifully puts on its blue jeans and ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and his chief lieutenant, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both of whom favor ...

NPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a ...

Senator Mark Kelly, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and AZ-07 Congressional candidate Adelita Grijalva held an event with healthcare advocates, to talk about the proposed cuts to Medicaid.

Moody’s had been a holdout in keeping U.S. sovereign debt at the highest credit rating possible, and brings the 116-year-old agency into line with its rivals. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. to ...

Republicans want to block enforcement of state AI regulations, imperiling California protections on AI in health care, hiring ...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta expressed concerns over proposed Medicaid cuts, highlighting their potential impact on Central Coast residents.

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

Lawmakers and advocates on the right and left are raising questions about a provision in legislation a powerful U.S. House ...

Conservatives have blocked President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback.

It comes as Trump’s budget request proposes reducing spending for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

The decision comes after the U.S. deficit for the current fiscal year hit $1.3 trillion last month, despite only being six months into the fiscal year, which began on October 1.