Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package.

House Republicans are proposing hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts to Medicaid, a major flashpoint in negotiations that could make or break President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday afternoon advanced legislation containing cuts to Medicaid and health care provisions — some of the most controversial and

The House Energy and Commerce Committee finished their budget markup hearing Wednesday afternoon, advancing the health care portion of the legislation — which includes massive cuts to Medicaid — in a party line 30-24 vote after more than a day of debate.

Two members of Congress from Colorado will play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of Medicaid, a program that provides health care for one in five Coloradans.

Protesters disrupted the start of a Senate hearing with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday afternoon. Kennedy is appearing before the Senate Committee on Health,

Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home.

Capitol police took 26 people into custody for illegally demonstrating outside the budget hearing on charges of crowding, obstructing and incommoding.