Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.

The administration of President Donald Trump has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for 8% cuts to the defense budget in each of the next five years,

House Republicans propose significant Medicaid cuts in their new budget resolution, sparking concerns even among GOP members.

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.

President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the House budget resolution as his preferred path to pass an extension of his 2017 tax cuts, border security funding and other parts of his agenda would likely require deep cuts to Medicaid,