Economic Scene: What’s at Stake in a Health Bill That Slashes the Safety Net

March 21, 2017 Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE What do we lose when social insurance unravels? It is startling to realize just how much the social safety net expanded during Barack Obama’s presidency. In 2016, means-tested entitlements like Medicaid and food...

G.O.P. Lawmakers Like What They See in Trump. They Just Have to Squint.

Even when the president provokes them, congressional Republicans are choosing accommodation over confrontation, “as long as we’re able to get things done.”

Anti-Abortion Activists Call on Trump for Support

More than 200 protests took place at Planned Parenthood locations across the country, urging the president and the Congress to strip federal funding from the women’s health provider. Supporters of the organization held more than 150 counter-demonstrations.

Donald Trump and Lawmakers Confer on Imports and Tax Code

Republicans are trying to nudge Mr. Trump away from his plan to impose a 35 percent tariff on any product of an American company made overseas.