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Many Republican lawmakers and conservative policy officials who want to scale back the joint state-federal health program are using charged language to describe it.

Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, the "No Invading Allies Act," that would bar military action against ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

MAHA backers are pushing for restrictions on unhealthy foods within SNAP, but experts disagree whether the bans would make ...

Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is costing Kansas too much money. But supporters say it's helping ...

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahe ...

With the first legislative deadline passed, Iowa legislators’ focus will shift to include more tax and fiscal policy ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial ...

Former President Donald Trump is pursuing his policy priorities on trade, the war in Ukraine and shrinking the federal government, while a government spending fight looms for congressional Republicans ...

With D.C.'s government governed by the Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, any Trump executive order will likely be challenged in court.