House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.

The prohibition abruptly expanded to include adults hours before the House passed the bill, escalating the crackdown on transgender care once focused on children.

The massive tax policy bill the House passed Thursday would change many things in the economy. Among them, who pays for major programs like SNAP and Medicaid. In the GOP’s legislation, states would start picking up more of the tab.

Last-minute changes to the GOP budget plan that House Republicans voted through early Thursday morning may have a wider impact on Medicaid coverage for mental health services. More than 70 million Americans rely on government programs like Medicaid for healthcare.

Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.

In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.

House Republicans narrowly passed the multitrillion-dollar bill advancing Trump’s domestic agenda, and Senate Republicans are preparing for the battles ahead when they consider the measure next month.

TOMS RIVER — As congressional Republicans in Washington debate a sweeping domestic policy bill that could result in cuts to or new restrictions for Medicaid, opposition has come from what might appear to be the most unlikeliest of places: The Ocean County Board of Commissioners.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has begun meeting privately with Senate Republicans who are threatening to derail President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” over what they fear could be

Medicaid funds care for Theresa Luoni's autistic twins. U.S. Rep. Tom Kean says the GOP budget will save the program. Here's what we know.

The governor said 310,000 Pennsylvanians could lose Medicaid and another 140,000 SNAP benefits if President Donald Trump‘s so-called big, beautiful bill becomes law.