Deirdre Walsh
Congressional Correspondent at NPR
Congressional Correspondent for National Public Radio. Fmr CNN Senior Congressional Reporter/Producer, email [email protected], Signal DeirdreWalsh
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1 day ago |
kuow.org | Deirdre Walsh
By the end of this month, House Republicans hope to finalize the details of President Trump's "big beautiful bill" that includes sweeping changes to tax, immigration and energy policy. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has already muscled a budget blueprint for the plan through the chamber. But this week poses a much thornier task, as three key House committees are putting pen to paper defining policies that will have far-reaching impacts on Americans' pocketbooks and for many, their health care.
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southcarolinapublicradio.org | Deirdre Walsh |Elena Moore
By the end of this month, House Republicans hope to finalize the details of President Trump's "big beautiful bill" that includes sweeping changes to tax, immigration and energy policy. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has already muscled a budget blueprint for the plan through the chamber. But this week poses a much thornier task, as three key House committees are putting pen to paper defining policies that will have far-reaching impacts on Americans' pocketbooks and for many, their healthcare.
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5 days ago |
wesa.fm | Deirdre Walsh |Elena Moore
Republican divisions over changes to Medicaid — the federal health care program for poor, elderly and disabled Americans — are becoming the chief hurdle to getting President Trump's major tax, immigration and energy agenda through Congress. GOP lawmakers who represent swing districts insist they will not vote for any proposal that strips benefits. But conservatives are demanding deep cuts in spending, and say restructuring Medicaid is one of the clearest ways to achieve that goal.
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1 week ago |
npr.org | Susan Davis |Deirdre Walsh |Tamara Keith
It's budget season. Can the White House and Congress find common ground? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1249236666/1269255382" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> President Donald Trump listens during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington.
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1 week ago |
nhpr.org | Deirdre Walsh
Updated May 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM EDTPresident Trump and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,D-N.Y.,don't agree on much. But their public support of legislation to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks could revive prospects for a bipartisan effort that's stalled on Capitol Hill for years. Earlier in April around President Trump's tariff announcement, a flurry of lawmakers' stock trades raised questions about whether they got any advance notice. Georgia GOP Rep.
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Reupping radio/digital story on bipartisan push from lawmakers to ban congressional stock trading - with Trump endorsing, new leaders on hill, and speaker open to idea proponents in both chambers argue there's momentum -- ran Tues on @MorningEdition https://t.co/OJILQz1QlM
RT @metzgov: Missed this — House Speaker Mike Johnson told NPR's @deirdrekwalsh that he's "open to the conversation" about banning lawmaker…
GOP efforts to unite around Trump’s “big beautiful bill” hitting some big snags - took at look with @ElenaMMoore at what’s still on table for Medicaid https://t.co/1a5a8sdHAF
