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The week in whoppers: Hakeem Jeffries flips inflation on its head, Chuck Schumer scaremongers on the GOP's budget bill and more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries falsely claimed that inflation is up since President Trump took office.
Ignore the hysteria over GOP 'cuts' to Medicaid — it would still GROW dangerously fast
Medicaid growth has outpaced that of the other two largest federal entitlement programs, and spending on it will top the Defense budget. Yet even the GOP's modest restraint to growth...
Our 'big, beautiful bill' will provide New Yorkers tax relief they desperately need
The passage "the Big, Beautiful Bill,” quadrupled the SALT cap to $40,000 and is poised to deliver significant tax relief to nearly every home and business owner in the Hudson...
'Deadly' GOP 'cuts' don't even touch Medicaid's 50% growth since 2019
The No. 1 hitch in the Big Beautiful Bill is a dispute between fiscal hawks and Medicaid doves — that is, senators who say it doesn’t cut enough federal spending...
Medicaid recipients without disabilities spend their time playing video games, watching TV: study
Medicaid recipients ages 19-64 who are capable of working and don't have kids spend an average of 4.2 hours per day -- or 126 hours every 30 days -- just...
Feds investigate Gov. Kathy Hochul's home care program reforms after chaotic rollout: source
The US Department of Justice has interviewed officials from Public Partnerships, LLC, the firm hand-picked by the state Department of Health to handle “middleman” payroll services for the consumer directed...
GOP senator gives mock apology to lefty critics for acknowledging 'we all are going to die' during Medicaid argument
Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst has delivered a backhanded apology for acknowledging everyone dies during a town hall that included frustration over Trump Medicaid reforms.
Sen. Joni Ernst sparks crowd's anger with 'we all are going to die' response to Medicaid cut questions
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall in...
The week in whoppers: Ro Khanna insists Dems aren't 'woke and weak,' Patti LuPone flames the Trump-led Kennedy Center and more
Rep. Ro Khanna said that fellow Democrats should be proud of their "great" party after being criticized as woke and weak.
Dems’ suicidal groupthink, Israel haters’ anti-aid insanity and other commentary
Why, asks the Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin, did Democrats’ leaders ignore years of warnings about the party’s “setbacks and travails with working-class voters of all races” and how its “economic...
Inside House Speaker Mike Johnson's 'tooth and nail' fight to pass Trump's 'big beautiful' bill
"There were many points in the final couple of weeks where the entire thing appeared that it would fall apart," Johnson told The Post in a phone interview Friday.
Republicans aren't coming CLOSE to cutting Medicaid as much as America actually needs
It’s a sign of how cock-eyed the Washington debate has gotten that Republicans are nervous about the slight slowdown in Medicaid-spending growth in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Speaker Johnson vows to forge ahead with 'big beautiful bill' vote with GOP budget hawks on fence
"The plan is to move forward as expected," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after meeting Republican holdouts at the White House.
Make Medicaid sane again with this strategy — not with cuts
Medicaid spending is skyrocketing because blue states claim several dollars in federal aid for every dollar they spend on the program – without any upper limit.
Welfare work requirements empower, slashing funding can help science and other commentary
As the GOP budget bill moves to “require states to enforce a work requirement” for some able-bodied individuals on Medicaid, liberals "claim Republicans are trying to punish people just for...
US stocks drop as Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill faces rare overnight hearing
Yields gained after a dismal Treasury bond action that saw few bidders for $16 billion worth of 20-year yields, while the US dollar weakened and appeared poised for its third...
Trump warns House Republicans 'don't f--k around with Medicaid' in latest 'big beautiful bill' drama
President Trump warned House Republicans "don't f--- around with Medicaid" during a closed-door meeting Tuesday as he sought to rally support for his "big beautiful bill."
House GOP inches 'big, beautiful bill' forward, but key factions still not on board
"The bill does not yet meet the moment," complained Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Sunday night.
How Gavin Newsom busted Cali's budget on illegal immigrants
California's social-service spending, like New York's and New Jersey's, ballooned as migrants took advantage of generous state programs — creating fiscal woes with no end in sight.
Key GOP holdout on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' calls for these major spending cuts
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) huddled with White House officials and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Saturday to voice those concerns -- but didn't commit to backing...