Semafor politics

It’s a sign of internal friction to come over the health insurance program for low-income Americans.

“We need to stay 110% focused on fighting” Trump, the Massachusetts Democrat tells Semafor.

The structure of the GOP’s tax cut bill will say a lot about to what extent the party has embraced the president’s populist campaign rhetoric.

Ban supporters want to capitalize on recent comments by President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries backing the idea.

Seven in ten US adults say tariffs will end up costing the US more money than they bring in in the short term, according to a Gallup poll.

A top House Republican said he’s pursuing a bipartisan bill that would preserve the central bank’s political insulation.

Gov. JB Pritzker had harsh words for the “do-nothing Democrats” who’d hoped that “a simple defense of norms and decorum” would convince Republicans to change.

The president appeared especially vulnerable on the economy, polls suggested, amid souring sentiment following his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a letter last week to Education Sec. Linda McMahon, pleading to not cut funding to an internal department that does ‘critical work’ gathering and publishing statistics that help rank schools.

The cost-cutting agency’s efforts have already raised public interest in how the government works, says Booz Allen’s CEO.

The Trump administration is hoping to spur development of nuclear power to keep up with surging demand for electricity.

The House Republican is weighing whether to make a bid for the seat held for decades by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who’s retiring next year.