It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and make drastic cuts to Medicaid.

With Donald Trump back in the White House and the GOP back in control of Congress, Republicans again have their eyes on Medicaid, the government health ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen’s set of European tour dates, that he kicked off with the E Street Band in Manchester, England, on Wednesday night, is called the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour.

The name is taken from a gospel-fired song that has been a Springsteen live staple for decades. It holds fast in its belief that the American ...Read more

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, President Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.

From appearance’s sake to security concerns to the ...Read more

President Donald Trump celebrates controversy. He also must revel in unnecessarily gifting his political opponents issues to exploit.

That would appear to be the case with the latest White House dust-up, this one involving a “free” plane from Qatar. The Middle Eastern nation is reportedly considering donating a 10-year-old Boeing 747-8 to ...Read more

A 6-foot-tall inflatable Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to passersby outside the Trump Truth Store in far northwest suburban Huntley, Illinois, which sells all varieties of Trump-themed merchandise from Make America Great Again T-shirts to DOGE baseball caps.

But the replica of the controversial 47th president — along with the business it�...Read more

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both joined President Trump’s Cabinet promising to restore “integrity” to their offices. Nearly four months in, however, both prominent Floridians are neck deep in administration controversies.

Though in a role seen as independent, Bondi says she works “at the directive of ...Read more

This week, the U.S. and China reached an initial trade agreement that will, in theory, halt the countries’ slide toward a full-blown trade war.

Yet the dynamics that fueled President Donald Trump’s attempt to single-handedly decouple the world’s two largest economies persist. Absent more vigorous efforts to limit misunderstandings and ...Read more

President Donald Trump defended the prospect of accepting the gift of a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, even as criticism emerged from both sides of the aisle.

“Only a fool would not accept this gift on behalf of our country” said Trump of the offer.

“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense,...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case that will help frame President Donald Trump’s power to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States whose parents didn’t enter the country legally.

The emergency appeal hearing stems from a January executive order signed by the president and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A long-shot effort by Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled Wednesday evening after a group of Democrats signaled they would vote with Republicans to block the move.

Moments before a planned vote on a motion to table Thanedar’s impeachment resolution — a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s special sitting for oral arguments Thursday exemplifies a balancing act the justices face in the second Trump administration, as the president and his allies in Congress criticize the courts that have stood in the way of his push to reshape the government.

Since the start of his second term, the federal ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will decide whether to reimpose an abortion ban next year, after a landmark statewide vote last year that enshrined the right to the procedure in the state constitution and overturned a previous ban.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that, if ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s abortion restrictions apply when electrical impulses are first detected by diagnostic medical equipment — generally around six weeks, the state Supreme Court ruled, handing a loss for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

Planned Parenthood sued saying the state’s 2023 law that bans abortions after a fetal...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders told rank-and-file members privately Wednesday that they will vote to table U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar's resolution aiming to impeach President Donald Trump ― an announcement that was met by applause by other members of the Democratic caucus, according to a lawmaker in the room.

A vote to table the measure...Read more

WASHINGTON — Part of the House budget reconciliation proposal includes a steep increase in fees throughout the immigration system, such as a new $1,000 application fee for asylum claims and a new $8,500 fee to sponsor an unaccompanied minor migrant.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said during a markup of the reconciliation text ...Read more

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday signed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to recoup millions of dollars of legal costs in the Georgia election interference case.

Kemp’s signature is a potential boost to Trump, who records show has spent at least $2.7 million to defend himself against racketeering and other charges related to...Read more

President Donald Trump Wednesday trashed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over criticism of the push to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar that could be used as Air Force One.

Without elaborating on the plane deal, Trump issued his oft-repeated taunt that Schumer, who is the most-senior Jewish elected official in American history, is ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the Maryland Republican who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, is not fully on board with President Donald Trump’s tax bill.

In an X post Tuesday night, Harris said the multitrillion-dollar effort — which House Republicans have sought to pay for by cutting Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs — does little ...Read more

Many Americans have concerns about President Donald Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar — and believe the gift could sway his decisions when it comes to the Gulf country, according to new polling.

In early May, it was reported that the Trump administration was planning to accept a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar to temporarily use as ...Read more