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Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending

Reporter USMarch 28, 2025

Years before President Trump returned to the White House, his budget chief, Russell T. Vought, began mapping out a plan to shrink the federal government. In Mr. Vought’s design, spending would be slashed by about $9 trillion over the next decade. Entire federal programs — from housing vouchers to student loans — would be eliminated. […]

US Debt Will Mean ‘Significant Risks’ for Economy, Budget Office Says

Reporter USMarch 27, 2025

It attributed some of the problem to an aging population, as more seniors receive retirement payments from Social Security and health insurance through Medicare. Congressional analysts anticipate that the demand for Social Security may exhaust its trust fund in 2034, threatening seniors’ benefits, while the primary trust fund for Medicare could run out in 2052. […]

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

Reporter USMarch 14, 2025

In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that would significantly affect the health care coverage for nearly half of all Americans. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Dr. Oz bantered with senators in a friendly atmosphere, joking […]

Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Reporter USMarch 14, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators planning to question how he would oversee Medicare and Medicaid now that Republicans and the Trump administration are weighing significant changes affecting millions of Americans. Among the possible plans being considered by Republican lawmakers and […]

GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2025

The Republican Party won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters, a shift that left many in Washington wondering if a sustained political realignment was afoot. But the economic agenda Republicans are now putting together on Capitol Hill would by and large help rich Americans, all while […]

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

Reporter USFebruary 24, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance plans for older Americans. “I’d be signing up,” he told viewers, directing them to a call center in an episode that is still available on his YouTube channel. What Dr. […]

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

Reporter USFebruary 19, 2025

Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a high-priced pitchman for iHerb, a California supplement retailer. He has aggressively promoted iHerb products on social media, recommending supplements that he says will stimulate hair growth and provide smoother skin. Olive […]

The Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee

The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee

Reporter USJanuary 28, 2025

When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, they agreed that the authority over buying shots from drug makers should rest with the health secretary. The bill’s drafters did not consider that an extremely vocal critic of childhood vaccines would emerge as a […]