French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with members of Congress this afternoon following a news conference with President Donald Trump and a meeting in the Oval Office, as European leaders look to shore up transatlantic alliances.

In Washington, they're talking about cutting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security for the first time in generations.

Washington lawmakers are working to rearrange how Medicaid is funded and controlled, including adding work requirements, according to the Associated Press.

A new legislative initiative in Washington State seeks to enhance maternal health and preventative cancer screenings for Medicaid clients.

Community health centers in New Hampshire are worried that cuts to the Medicaid program in Washington could make a big impact in the Granite State.

By AMANDA SEITZ, ANDREW DEMILLO and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

People across Washington are feeling the economic pinch, from the grocery aisle to the pharmacy counter. In times like these, programs like Medicaid are more important than ever to help

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of Medicaid expansion costs, which would gut one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

Republicans are feeling the sting of voter anger at recent town hall meetings where lawmakers’ constituents complained about Elon Musk slashing the government and the House GOP’s plan to cut Medicaid.

The Senate plan, passed last week, does not include Medicaid cuts. The Senate budget resolution omits tax policy but sets the spending agenda to enact Trump’s border, defense and energy policies, punting negotiations on tax policy to a later date and breaking up the spending plan into two separate measures.

A proposal to set a per-enrollee limit on federal money for the program is gaining traction. But states know how to game Medicaid rules and federal oversight is woefully inadequate.