The R.I. law passed just before the US Senate removed a provision from the “Big Beautiful Bill” that would have prevented ...

Mike DeWine says he wants to keep coverage, but didn’t veto the trigger. Staver reports that he did block other benefit cuts, including one that would have ended continuous Medicaid coverage for ...

As of July 1, Illinois taxpayers are funding the largest budget in state history.

President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is now on its way back to the U.S. House of Representatives after Vice President ...

Here’s how lawmakers reacted to the news of Jim Ryan’s resignation from the University of Virginia on Friday after the administrator was pressured by the Trump administration to step ...

These cuts are death sentences... If this bill is passed and its rules are codified, this will cause mass loss of insurance ...

Voting for over 24 hours, senators donned fluffy blankets in the frigid chamber, gobbled fast food and recorded behind-the-scenes tours of the Capitol as Republicans struggled to pass their sweeping ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...