Senate split deepens over contentious healthcare megabill debate

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Lawmakers are locked in a high-stakes standoff over the new healthcare megabill. As Medicaid moderates hold crucial sway and Republican senators cast doubts, partisan divisions intensify. This legislative tug-of-war could reshape national healthcare policies, leaving critics shaking their heads at the chaos.

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theepochtimes.com / Republican Senators to Watch as Upper Chamber Mulls the Big Beautiful Bill

The House’s bill in its current form has faced skepticism from several key players in the Senate, and senators say it would fail if brought to the floor as is.

nationalreview.com / Medicaid Reform Falls Short for People with Disabilities

The Senate should include reforms to ensure that the program can return to its original purpose of supporting the most vulnerable.

politico.com / 'We’re not going there': Thune vows not to overrule parliamentarian on megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled Monday that Republicans won’t move to overrule the chamber’s parliamentarian during an upcoming debate on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “We’re not going there,” Thune said when asked by reporters about overruling Parliamentarian…

politico.com / Capitol agenda: Thune stares down ‘Medicaid moderates’

It’s megabill crunch time in the Senate. Arm-twisting over what to change in the House-passed version of the “big, beautiful” bill will largely play out behind closed doors the next few days. Strategy huddles include Senate Finance’s meeting tonight and Wednesday’s “Big Six” confab between Senate…

politico.com / The ‘Medicaid moderates’ are the senators to watch on the megabill

An ideologically diverse clutch of Republicans have found rare alignment — and significant leverage.

alternet.org / One Republican has an 'urgent reason to be outspoken' about Trump’s megabill

Although Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) isn't a full-fledged Never Trumper, she is, at times, more willing to openly criticize President Donald Trump than other GOP senators. Murkowski voted "guilty" in Trump's second impeachment trial, said she wouldn't vote for either Trump or Democratic nominee…

alternet.org / 'Beyond the pale': Scarborough rips 'childish' Joni Ernst for 'mocking her constituents'

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was bombarded with scathing criticism because of a dismissive comment about the draconian Medicaid cuts included in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." When one of the attendees at a late May town hall in Iowa warned that people could "die" if they lose their…

alternet.org / 'This is MAGA': Outrage as Joni Ernst turns 'we're all going to die' non-apology into a twofer

Just a day after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa generated nationwide disgust by suggesting in a town hall event that deadly GOP cuts to Medicaid are not that bad because people "are all going to die" anyway, her trolling non-apology posted online over the weekend only made things worse for many…

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