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As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

Conservatives Imperil G.O.P. Megabill That Would Fulfill Trump’s Agenda

Conservatives want deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.

NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage

The Trump administration says it is ending a lease in the Columbia building that houses Tom’s Restaurant. The university says the rent is still...

Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford

A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to...

Four Trump Officials: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must

As leaders of the agencies that oversee the largest welfare programs in the nation, we fear that welfare has become a trap of dependency.

DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings

Elon Musk’s group is no longer claiming credit for canceling those contracts after The New York Times reported that they were revived.

Millions Would Lose Health Coverage Under G.O.P. Bill. But Not as Many as Democrats Say.

A widely circulated talking point about Medicaid cuts inflates the legislation’s effects by about five million people.

Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices

The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority...

Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding

The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget...

Trump Nominates Former N.E.A. Chair to Head Embattled Arts Agency

The president nominated Mary Anne Carter to lead the National Endowment for the Arts, which his budget calls for eliminating and which has been...

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