President Donald Trump departed for his first trip abroad — this time to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — from a position of strength as he hopes to make $1 trillion in deals and strike a balance between diplomacy and business in the Middle East. Trump did spend some of last weekend […]

As President Donald Trump works to secure multiple new trade deals that will benefit the United States, he has mostly taken to slamming his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, for the economic uncertainty that has swept the nation. The stock and bond markets have fluctuated due to Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and subsequent 90-day pause. […]

The Senate’s loudest Republican defender of Medicaid is keeping his powder dry on the House GOP’s “big beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), whose support is crucial for a so-called budget reconciliation bill but is contingent on preserving Medicaid, wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through […]

House Republicans on Tuesday will seek to reverse the trend of rising Medicaid spending with reforms some fiscal hawks say don’t go far enough and Democrats have decried as too harsh. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a markup hearing Tuesday afternoon on a significant healthcare section of President Donald Trump’s agenda, which […]