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Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.

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Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

The Independent UK

Speaker Mike Johnson Voices Scepticism Over Rumoured Plans to Lift Top Tax Rate

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's 'not a big fan' of raising the top tax rate to 40% for those earning over £780K. Will the GOP hold firm on low taxes?

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Mike Johnson Says Men Need to Stop 'Playing Video Games All Day' and Get to Work: 'They're Draining Resources'

Speaker Mike Johnson defended efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young men are wasting their lives "playing video games all day."

Latin Times

A win for Mike Johnson? The finish line of the speaker’s budget marathon is still far in the distance

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: The GOP has a long way to go before legislation extending the Trump tax cuts and cutting federal spending makes it into law, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Democrats in Congress take aim at Trump’s ‘market manipulation’: ‘This could be an enormous scandal’

Lawmakers call for investigations into whether administration officials and members of Congress engaged in insider trading

The Independent UK

Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers will try for massive federal spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as President Donald Trump has promised.

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House passes Republican budget framework paving way for Trump’s agenda

Multitrillion-dollar resolution unlocks path to deliver Trump’s sweeping tax cut and immigration plan

The Guardian - US

House passes budget framework in tense vote after Mike Johnson wins over conservatives

Speaking alongside Senate’s John Thune as holdouts balk over deficit spending, Johnson promises final budget will include steep cuts

The Independent UK

House passes voter registration bill that would require proof of citizenship - Roll Call

Democrats attacked the bill as a hurdle for married women who changed their names and those without passports, saying it could make it harder to register.

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House OKs budget blueprint after GOP leaders' cuts pledge - Roll Call

The House on Thursday adopted the resolution Republicans needed to get moving on their sweeping budget bill.

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House Republicans scuttle MAGA budget vote after Mike Johnson fails to win over holdouts

House speaker comes up short ahead of vote to extend Trump tax cuts on the back of spending reductions

The Independent UK

Democrats say tariff turbulence will cost GOP its majority - Roll Call

As Republicans hailed Donald Trump's tariff delay, Democrats say the economic turbulence will cost Republicans their majority in Congress.

Roll Call

GOP Lawmaker Scolds Mike Johnson 'In the Name of Jesus' For Opposing Proxy Voting for New Parents: Report

As Speaker Johnson scrambles for budget votes, Greg Steube's frustration over his opposition to proxy voting for new moms boiled over.

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Budget vote postponed in House as GOP works to quell revolt - Roll Call

House GOP leaders punted on trying to adopt the Senate-revised budget blueprint Wednesday after a long day of negotiations.

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson caught looking at headlines about tanking economy as Trump boasts about his achievements on stage

At a fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee Tuesday night, the president hailed his return to office so far as America’s ‘most successful 100 days in this country's history’

Al Jazeera

Soya beans: China and EU’s secret weapon against Trump’s tariff wars?

Soya beans – the top US agricultural export – could be Washington’s vulnerable spot in the ongoing tariff spat.

Roll Call

House rejects proxy voting for new parents, chooses ‘pairing’ instead - Roll Call

A weeks-long battle over proxy voting for new parents came to an end Tuesday, as the House agreed to Anna Paulina Luna’s deal with leadership.

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Luna’s proxy deal with leadership ‘not a win’ for moms, Pettersen says - Roll Call

A vote “pairing” agreement won’t do enough to make Congress a more welcoming place for young parents, the Colorado Democrat says.

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Budget battle in the House - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a rebellion within GOP ranks over a budget blueprint that squeaked through the Senate. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the outlook for final adoption of a budget resolution and the big fights over Medicaid cuts and whether to pay…

The Guardian - US

Alarm as Republicans in Congress back Trump and Musk’s attacks on US judges

Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan echo president and key ally as experts express fears for ‘bedrock constitutional principles’

Roll Call

This week: House GOP may revive ‘paired voting’ to get floor schedule back on track - Roll Call

The Republican budget reconciliation debate shifts back to the House this week ahead of a two-week recess.

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House GOP won't be jammed by Senate on budget, leaders pledge - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP leadership team on Saturday sought to tamp down a brewing revolt on the budget resolution.

Latin Times

House Republicans Already Worried About Retaining Their Majority As Ominous Signs Mount

Republicans' anxieties over retaining House control grew after Tuesday's special elections saw a major strengths for Democrats.

Roll Call

Budget plan with dueling tax, spending targets OK'd in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate adopted a fiscal 2025 budget blueprint early Saturday along party lines after a debate that began the night before, teeing up the House for a climactic final vote next week.

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