Hawley said Republicans are having an "identity crisis" and the debate over Medicaid cuts reflects the ongoing problem. "Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protecti

A Republican representative told his fellow party members Monday that they are committing political suicide by threatening to cut Medicaid. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley wrote a New York Times op-ed Monday warning other Republicans that the Trump administration’s pursuit to axe support for the lower class is “both morally wrong and politically suicidal.

Three committees advanced legislation that would combine into the “big beautiful bill” to enact President Trump’s agenda. But the package faces a rocky path.