11 h. ago After Murkowki's pivotal vote, what do Alaskans think of the GOP budget bill?

Republicans made concessions for Alaska to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cast the deciding vote approving the GOP's sweeping tax and spending bill. Do her constituents think she got a good deal?

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6 d. ago GOP megabill would add trillions to the country's debt, budget analysts say

Budget analysts say the GOP tax cut and spending bill would add trillions to the government's debt over the next 10 years. Interest on the debt already costs taxpayers about $1 trillion per year.

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8 d. ago Senate parliamentarian OKs ban on Planned Parenthood federal funding in Trump megabill

Senate parliamentarian OKs provision blocking Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers for one year in GOP budget bill.

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9 d. ago Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise

The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...

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9 d. ago Murkowski’s vote uncertain as GOP wrangles support for budget megabill

Murkowski’s vote uncertain as GOP wrangles support for budget megabill  Alaska Public Media

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1 week ago Washington Senator Maria Cantwell supports removal of public land sales proposal from GOP budget bill

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell supports removal of public land sales proposal from GOP budget bill  KXLY.com

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3 w. ago Opinion | The GOP budget bill is most popular with this group

Opinion | The GOP budget bill is most popular with this group  The Washington Post

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4 w. ago Republicans challenge 'irrelevant' budget office as it critiques Trump's 'beautiful bill'

As Senate takes up Trump's "big, beautiful bill," many GOP members dismiss the Congressional Budget Office's deficit projections while White House argues its tax package will achieve savings.

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