The legislation includes work requirements, stricter eligibility checks, citizenship verification and new limits on federal funding for Medicaid to states. It met swift Democratic opposition.

House Republicans on Tuesday will seek to reverse the trend of rising Medicaid spending with reforms some fiscal hawks say don’t go far enough and Democrats have decried as too harsh. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a markup hearing Tuesday afternoon on a significant healthcare section of President Donald Trump’s agenda,

Several Republican senators expressed misgivings over President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a jet from the Qatari royal family to be retrofitted and used as Air Force One for his second term, noting the potential security and legal risks.

President Donald Trump defended his reported plans to accept a $400 million jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One by taking off on a rant. Trump wondered aloud why he would turn down a freebie and called Democrats “World Class Losers” for criticizing the deal,

The US is poised to accept a jet from Qatar. But legal experts previously told BI the reported gift raises both ethical and constitutional concerns.