Senate Majority Leader John Thune is making the case for reforming Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” —

The legislation would represent a massive contraction to health care coverage on Long Island and in the nation.

The Republican-backed "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" has made a lot of headlines in recent weeks. The bill, intended to deliver on some of President Donald Trump's major campaign promises, includes things like no taxes on tips or overtime pay as well as new rules limiting some immigrants' access to various types of government aid.

Five hospitals in North Carolina could close if the legislation becomes law, according to Sheps Center research.

Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts.But what, exactly, would be a cut?Hawley and other Republicans acknowledge that the main cost-saving provision in the bill – new work requirements on able-bodied adults who receive health care through the Medicaid program -- would cause millions of people to lose their coverage.

Kelly Loeffler, who leads the Small Business Administration, visited Performance Contractors in Baton Rouge to promote the president's signature spending bill.

The Republican White House's domestic policy mega-bill literally hits Republicans where they live, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said last week.

House Republicans banned taxpayer funds for gender transition procedures in a spending bill, and Democrats argued it cuts "medically necessary care" for transgender individuals.