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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...

G.O.P. Plans to Cut Medicaid Would Save Billions but Leave More Uninsured, Budget Office Says

The Congressional Budget Office reviewed the leading proposals from Republicans who are trying to cut the costs of a program that serves roughly 72...

Trump’s Kennedy Center Would Get $257 Million in House Republican Plan

A House committee proposed a huge increase in federal funding to repair and restore the center, which President Trump took over in February. Democrats...

Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult

Efforts to take the edge off the nation’s racial past in compliance with White House executive orders are facing resistance from institutions and citizens...

Not All Students Go to College. We Need to Make That OK.

We don’t need to revive the old shop class, but we do need to bolster funding for career and technical education.

Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health...

Someone Should Tell Trump He’s About to Make the Trade Deficit Worse

This is the one thing all economists agree on.

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