Posted 1:24 PM 1/6/2026 by BILL BARROW Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

"You have to be a little flexible" on the Hyde Amendment (More)

Posted 4:47 PM 1/5/2026 by ALI SWENSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups said would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases.

The change is effective immediately, meaning that (More)