If the federal cuts to Medicaid and school meals are made, one board member says they’ll have to make some “tough decisions” on its budget.

Two weeks ago, Trump seemingly doubled down: "BALANCED BUDGET!!!" he declared in an all-caps post on Truth Social that, in fairness, could be seen either as a demand for such a thing—or an expression of outrage at the idea. Perhaps House Republicans believe it to be the latter.

Senate Republicans took a major step to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda early Friday morning, voting to adopt a budget blueprint that sets up a clash with House Republicans, who have put forward a competing plan.

Mr. Johnson kept the House floor open for an hour, then opted to punt the blueprint when it appeared the opposition wouldn’t budge. But within minutes, the vote was reopened, and the many lawmakers who had already left the chamber slowly filed back in.

The 52-48 overnight vote puts pressure on the GOP-controlled House, which plans to take up its own competing budget resolution next week.

Although the budget resolution does not mention Medicaid specifically, lawmakers would be hard pressed to find enough cuts to meet an $880 billion target without touching federal healthcare programs.

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans have sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage, a step toward delivering Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

President Donald Trump is facing pushback after federal workers across the country received an email over the weekend asking them to justify their positions by midnight. Several agencies had instructed their employees not to respond to the directive,