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GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski

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GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski

Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, to get the parliamentarian to sign off the proposal, which could be critical to locking down Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) vote…
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The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks

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The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks

GOP senators appear poised to violate a House budget framework conservatives negotiated with Speaker Mike Johnson…
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Elon Musk says he’ll launch third party if megabill passes

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Elon Musk said Monday he would follow through on threats to establish a third party if President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is enacted by Congress. Musk said on X his “America Party will be formed the next day” after its passage. He posted as the Senate moved closer to a final vote on what he called an “insane” domestic policy bill…
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Planned Parenthood funding at grave risk after Senate ruling

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Republicans are on the cusp of a breakthrough in their long effort to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood after a Senate ruling Monday. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough advised lawmakers that a provision that would cut off Medicaid funding for one year to the women’s health organization and abortion provider can remain in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill without threatening its ability to be passed along party lines…
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