The House Republican drive to significantly reduce federal spending on medical care has placed the party on a collision course with the health needs of its own constituents.

After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson insisted that the GOP budget resolution would not affect Medicaid and Medicare, the budget office confirmed that Republicans cannot meet their budget target without cutting these Programs.

But some House Republicans are wary of voting for Medicaid cuts, forcing the White House and congressional leadership to scramble. President Donald Trump has so far sworn off majo

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major confrontation with Democrats over the contours of government spending.