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Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood argue that cutting Medicaid payments to their abortion providers will harm vulnerable ...
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House approves $831.5B for Pentagon with pay raise for troops and civilian workforce cuts
In an overnight vote, the House approved an $831.5 billion defense spending bill that keeps a flat budget for the Pentagon, ...
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Planned Parenthood CEO says blocking it from Medicaid funding is ‘devastating to patients’
Since President Trump signed his sweeping domestic policy bill into law, a key provision that prevents Planned Parenthood ...
Trump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations ...
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Global AIDS Funding Saved Despite Vought Abortion Smear
PEPFAR, a program started by George W. Bush, was set to lose $400 million after the OMB director falsely claimed it funds ...
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Senate to vote on Trump funding cuts; AIDS program funding preserved
The Senate is due to begin voting on Tuesday on President Donald Trump's request to slash billions in spending on foreign aid ...
Federal funding plans for 2026 include billions for FBI, Israel, fossil fuels
After numerous delays, lawmakers have released five more annual appropriations bills ready for markup in Appropriations ...
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Connecticut lawmakers moved to shield state from Trump federal health-policy changes. Here's what passed.
Lawmakers across Connecticut didn't need a crystal ball to know that sweeping policy shifts were coming under a re-elected President Donald Trump. The last seven months of the Trump administration ...