Politics

(Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party. The suggested overhauls to the program, which provides health care for lower-income Americans and those with disabilities, are part of an effort to slash federal […]

(P_Wei/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — One day after the Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated an estimated $2 billion in savings on canceled contracts, the agency began reversing some of the cancellations that may have affected veterans’ medical care and other benefits, according to multiple sources familiar with the contracts and agency records reviewed by ABC News. […]

Preisdent Donald Trump attends a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, June 12, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday and In the room, and at times taking center stage, was Elon Musk. For little more than an hour, […]

Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is directing all federal agencies to “promptly” begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans for doing do so by March 13, according to a new memo obtained by ABC News. The memo, from White House budget director Russ Vought, and Charles Ezell, the head […]

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s administration guts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former federal workers are being told to say goodbye to their desks — and to do so quickly. USAID leadership sent an email to agency staffers on Tuesday instructing them that they will have 15 […]

Preisdent Donald Trump attends a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, June 12, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is holding the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday. Joining the group will be Elon Musk, the lead adviser of the Department of Government Efficiency whose high […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith’s attorney of his security clearance as well as any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith while he was investigating Trump. Covington and Burling LLP […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When billionaire Elon Musk posted on X last weekend that all federal employees would soon receive an email demanding details of their work from the past week, senior White House officials — who had not been fully briefed on the plan — were initially caught off guard, multiple sources told ABC News. […]

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans remain divided over the budget blueprint to jumpstart the process to advance Trump’s agenda, putting a vote planned for Tuesday evening in jeopardy as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to rally his rank and file. Following a closed-door conference meeting, GOP leaders say that while the hope is still […]

Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After facing angry questions from constituents at a town hall last week, Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick is back on Capitol Hill with a new message for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency: Show a little compassion. McCormick faced ‘boos” as he fielded questions from furious constituents in […]