The president insisted that Medicaid was sacrosanct—only to be told that his megabill chops the program by $1 trillion.

The House voted overnight Thursday, after hours of delay, to advance President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" before a final vote, which is expected soon.

Senate Republicans are defending their changes to federal Medicaid spending in their final push to pass President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill before Independence Day, arguing that the bill does not technically cut the health insurance program for disabled and low-income people.