Trump nominees squeezed between ‘blue slips’ and blue obstruction

Trump nominees squeezed between ‘blue slips’ and blue obstruction

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump has attacked the Senate for blocking his preferred nominees from being confirmed to key positions, but lawmakers and people familiar with the process say the Senate is not necessarily to blame. Trump has faulted the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition, …

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Science backers say proposed federal research cuts pose dire risks.

Science backers say proposed federal research cuts pose dire risks.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, has said that tackling a chronic disease “epidemic” would be a cornerstone of his Make America Healthy Again agenda, often invoking alarming statistics as an urgent reason for reforming public health in this country. On Friday, President Trump released a proposed budget …

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The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid

The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid

If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. South Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma have state constitutions requiring that they participate in Medicaid expansion, the part of Obamacare that expanded the health program for …

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