House Republicans forced a vote on a proposal tied to the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the result underscored a familiar divide inside the Democratic Party over how far to go in changing the federal judiciary. The failed measure also showed how both parties are trying to frame the court as an election issue.
Hospital groups say a Medicaid payment proposal advanced under CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz would reduce hospital funding by hundreds of billions more than lawmakers already cut. The dispute centers on how far federal regulators can go in limiting state-directed Medicaid payments to hospitals.
FAA safety workers’ union leaders say President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 federal pay freeze could push aviation safety inspectors and technicians to retire earlier and make hiring harder at the agency. The warning comes as the FAA is trying to expand staffing and modernize the nation’s air traffic system.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public online attack on a woman surfaced as he faced deepening scrutiny over leaked Signal chats, staff upheaval and leadership turmoil at the Pentagon. The clash added another flashpoint to a department already under investigation and political pressure.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would bar law enforcement agencies, including federal agents, from using wearable electroshock gloves in the state until 2030. The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom and would also require a state study on the devices' safety and community impact.
House Republicans forced a vote on a proposal tied to the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the result underscored a familiar divide inside the Democratic Party over how far to go in changing the federal judiciary. The failed measure also showed how both parties are trying to frame the court as an election issue.
Hospital groups say a Medicaid payment proposal advanced under CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz would reduce hospital funding by hundreds of billions more than lawmakers already cut. The dispute centers on how far federal regulators can go in limiting state-directed Medicaid payments to hospitals.
FAA safety workers’ union leaders say President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 federal pay freeze could push aviation safety inspectors and technicians to retire earlier and make hiring harder at the agency. The warning comes as the FAA is trying to expand staffing and modernize the nation’s air traffic system.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public online attack on a woman surfaced as he faced deepening scrutiny over leaked Signal chats, staff upheaval and leadership turmoil at the Pentagon. The clash added another flashpoint to a department already under investigation and political pressure.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would bar law enforcement agencies, including federal agents, from using wearable electroshock gloves in the state until 2030. The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom and would also require a state study on the devices' safety and community impact.
House Republicans forced a vote on a proposal tied to the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the result underscored a familiar divide inside the Democratic Party over how far to go in changing the federal judiciary. The failed measure also showed how both parties are trying to frame the court as an election issue.
Hospital groups say a Medicaid payment proposal advanced under CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz would reduce hospital funding by hundreds of billions more than lawmakers already cut. The dispute centers on how far federal regulators can go in limiting state-directed Medicaid payments to hospitals.
FAA safety workers’ union leaders say President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 federal pay freeze could push aviation safety inspectors and technicians to retire earlier and make hiring harder at the agency. The warning comes as the FAA is trying to expand staffing and modernize the nation’s air traffic system.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public online attack on a woman surfaced as he faced deepening scrutiny over leaked Signal chats, staff upheaval and leadership turmoil at the Pentagon. The clash added another flashpoint to a department already under investigation and political pressure.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would bar law enforcement agencies, including federal agents, from using wearable electroshock gloves in the state until 2030. The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom and would also require a state study on the devices' safety and community impact.
House Republicans forced a vote on a proposal tied to the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the result underscored a familiar divide inside the Democratic Party over how far to go in changing the federal judiciary. The failed measure also showed how both parties are trying to frame the court as an election issue.
Hospital groups say a Medicaid payment proposal advanced under CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz would reduce hospital funding by hundreds of billions more than lawmakers already cut. The dispute centers on how far federal regulators can go in limiting state-directed Medicaid payments to hospitals.
FAA safety workers’ union leaders say President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 federal pay freeze could push aviation safety inspectors and technicians to retire earlier and make hiring harder at the agency. The warning comes as the FAA is trying to expand staffing and modernize the nation’s air traffic system.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public online attack on a woman surfaced as he faced deepening scrutiny over leaked Signal chats, staff upheaval and leadership turmoil at the Pentagon. The clash added another flashpoint to a department already under investigation and political pressure.
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would bar law enforcement agencies, including federal agents, from using wearable electroshock gloves in the state until 2030. The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom and would also require a state study on the devices' safety and community impact.
Donald Trump’s renewed tariff campaign is no longer just an economic doctrine. It has become a broad political test of whether voters will tolerate higher costs and commercial disruption in exchange for promises of industrial revival and strategic leverage.
Battles over who can vote and how districts are drawn have again become central to U.S. political conflict. Court rulings, state legislation, and mid-decade map fights are reshaping representation just as control of Congress remains closely contested.
After the Supreme Court allowed the Pentagon to enforce a renewed ban on transgender service members, the legal fight has entered a new and more consequential phase. The next court battles will test not only military policy, but also how far presidents can go when they invoke readiness to justify broad exclusions.
What began as a tax debate has turned into a fight over the future of Medicaid. At the center is a blunt political question: how far Republicans can go in cutting health spending to finance tax relief without triggering a backlash from states, hospitals, and voters.
President Trump’s fiscal blueprint has revived a familiar but sharper Washington conflict: who controls federal priorities, how deep spending cuts should go, and whether Congress will accept a profoundly reordered domestic state. The fight now unfolding on Capitol Hill is about far more than accounting; it is a contest over governance, ideology, and institutional power.