The analysis, produced at the request of leading House Democrats, shows that Medicaid accounts for 93% of projected mandatory spending under the jurisdiction of Energy a

At a press conference last week, U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed Democrats are lying when they warn that Medicaid is in the Republican Party's crosshairs. "The word Medicaid is not even in this bill,

Democrats are predicting that Republicans will slash funding for medicaid. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), ranking member of the House budget committee, joins Katy Tur to discuss a potential shutdown as the looming deadline to fund the government nears closer.

The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a budget bill, endorsed by President Trump, that would fulfill most of Trump’s legislative priorities. The bill includes tax breaks for the wealthy partially paid for by steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

The CBO, a nonpartisan government think tank that oversees budget analysis, has found that Republicans can't achieve their goal of slashing $2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade without cutting Medicaid and likely other health insurance programs such as Medicare and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Democrats said the Republican budget would slash Medicaid. GOP leaders disagreed. The Congressional Budget Office just settled the debate.

President Donald Trump drew a wave of adoration from Republicans and a series of Democratic protests as he touted the bold first 44 days of his presidency, doubled down on his promise of imposing tariffs and repeatedly hit culture war topics that have long galvanized his most faithful base.

Congressman Brendan Boyle joined federal workers in Philadelphia to call out the recent federal worker layoffs Monday.