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Jul 30

60 years after Medicaid was signed into law, Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is chiseling it back

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in one of the crowning achievements of his legacy.

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Jul 10

Democratic leader Jeffries heads to Speaker Johnson’s home state to decry cuts in Trump’s megabill

By Jack Brook, Associated Press

The top Democrat in the U.S. House is holding a town hall Thursday in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump signed into law.

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Jul 03

WATCH: House Minority Leader Jeffries gives marathon speech criticizing GOP tax cut bill

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.

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Jun 23

Johnson voices opposition to Congress weighing in on use of military force against Iran

By Associated Press

“I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a War Powers resolution. And I don’t think it’s necessary,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday.

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May 13

Marathon hearings begin as House Republicans push ahead with Trump’s big bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump's signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committee hearings over mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.

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May 06

WATCH: House Democrats blast Trump budget bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Democrats say they will fight what House party leader Hakeem Jeffries calls the “extreme Republican agenda.”…

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Feb 06

Watch 3:32
Deadline for federal workers to resign delayed as Democrats step up fight against Musk

By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan

Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.

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Nov 14

Watch 9:01
Jeffries says Democrats must ‘address economic challenges’ of Americans to win back voters

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Plans for Trump’s return to Washington, and the Republican Party’s return to power, are well underway. But for Democrats in the minority, the path forward is not as clear. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the House Democratic leader…

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Nov 08

More key House seats go to Republicans. Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The GOP picked up two more hard-fought seats in Pennsylvania, which became a stark battlefield of Democratic losses up and down the ticket. Democrats notched another win in New York, defeating a third Republican incumbent in that state.

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Jul 17

Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside from reelection bid

By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Among Democrats nationwide, nearly two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday…

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