Illinois could lose $48 billion in Medicaid funding after Congress passed a $1 trillion budget bill, threatening coverage for ...

The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to a budget bill that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years.

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller: "This is the most pro-worker, pro-family, pro-America legislation I have voted for during my time in ...

State Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, supported a lot of aspects of this years state budget but shared he ultimately voted ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ( WGN) – As the “big, beautiful bill” heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, Illinois leaders reacted ...

In late June 2025, after U.S. House Republicans passed ( archived) budget legislation proposing cuts to Medicaid, social ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses to speak to reporters as he enters the chamber to prepare for final passage ...

As they stare down federal funding losses they cannot possibly make up for, lawmakers are applying their energy to attacking Republicans while waiting to see what the full impact will be.

The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to ...

The House has passed the massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump calls “beautiful,” getting it to ...

Illinois elected officials are taking expected positions after the passage Thursday of the “big, beautiful bill” in ...