Jul 21 Why child health advocates worry about the loss of federal summer EBT funding By Laura Santhanam Iowa has launched its own summer EBT program that food security advocates say provides nutrition for a fraction of kids who otherwise may struggle to eat enough when school is out of session. More states may soon look to adopt… Continue reading
Jul 16 How bipartisan support helped foundations avoid a 600% tax increase in Trump's big tax and spending law By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The move reveals the power of philanthropic groups, especially conservative ones, to sway legislators. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Vance pitches Trump's tax and spending law to supporters in Pennsylvania By Marc Levy, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday made the Trump administration's first big pitch to sell the public on President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package in the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 7:15 How a 'Big Beautiful Bill' provision could accelerate a shift toward private education By Stephanie Sy, Kyle Midura President Trump’s big policy act on tax cuts, spending cuts and immigration also has a number of other key provisions that are getting less attention but include big changes. That includes what amounts to a new national school voucher program. Continue watching
Jul 11 WATCH: Trump rolled back energy tax credits for homeowners and developers. Here's what that means for you By Tim McPhillips Blackouts and power outages could be 100 times more common in the U.S. by 2030. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jul 09 What experts think of the $50 billion rural health fund in Trump's big bill By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" amounts to the largest cut to Medicaid and rollback in health care coverage in history. The Rural Health Transformation Program is being touted as a way to offset the effects of those cuts, but… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:36 Breaking down what's in Trump's big policy act and how it will affect Americans By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz It has been a week since Congress passed the Republicans' major budget act. But what’s in it and how it will affect Americans' day-to-day lives remains a mystery to most. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins read the nearly 900-page law and… Continue watching
Jul 04 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks before signing tax and spending cuts megabill at White House By Darlene Superville, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over the decade and 11.8 million more people will go without health coverage. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 7:47 House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura The so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" overcame thin Republican majorities and weeks of tense negotiations, just meeting the president's self-imposed Independence Day deadline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins takes us through the policy and politics of the GOP's signature bill. Continue watching