One of the most powerful lobbies in Washington is redoubling its efforts to avoid a cut to Medicaid payments in the GOP’s megabill.

While Vice President JD Vance backed the July 4 target for Senate passage during a closed-door lunch with Republican senators Tuesday, he pointed to the August recess as the ultimate deadline for ...

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks to reporters Tuesday after a speech on the Senate floor rebuking the Trump administration's "militarization" of Los Angeles, where he was forcibly removed last week ...