Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal

Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal-thehill: The top two Democratic leaders on Monday told President Trump that any bipartisan infrastructure package needs to take into consideration climate change and include “substantial, new and real revenue,” a preview of the coming fight over tax hikes.

Trump on collision course with McConnell on spending

Trump on collision course with McConnell on spending-President Trump is on a collision course with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over whether to work with Democrats on a spending bill. Trump has given the GOP leader some time to work with Democrats but doesn’t want the talks to drag on all year and lead to an agreement that would increase spending, and the budget deficit.

Let the fiscal 2020 spending games begin

Let the fiscal 2020 spending games begin-rollcall: The House Appropriations Committee will kick off its markups of fiscal 2020 spending bills next week with the Labor-HHS-Education and likely the Military Construction-VA and Legislative Branch measures all going before their respective subcommittees.

Biden Announces 2020 Presidential Run

Biden says he will run for president in 2020-thehill: Former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, shaking up the wide-open race to defeat President Trump

Texas Senate 2020: MJ Hegar challenges John Cornyn

Texas Senate 2020: MJ Hegar challenges John Cornyn-rollcall: Air Force veteran MJ Hegar, who raised millions in an unsuccessful House race in 2018, announced Tuesday that she is taking on Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn.

Moulton enters 2020 White House race

Moulton enters 2020 White House race-thehill: Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) announced his 2020 presidential campaign early Monday, becoming the 20th candidate seeking the Democratic nomination. The former Marine's campaign platform includes a focus on gun control, national security and addressing climate change.

Bringing Real Innovation To Medicare

Bringing Real Innovation To Medicare-forbes: While politicians debate the feasibility of Medicare-for-all and other broad-stroke policy, all eyes in the health policy world are focused on a more specific, but arguably more dramatic, decision that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is making right now regarding TAVR.

Buttigieg calls for 'a new American spring' in campaign launch

Buttigieg calls for 'a new American spring' in campaign launch-thehill: Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., on Sunday officially launched his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, calling for "a new American spring."

GOP senator issues stark warning to Republicans on health care

GOP senator issues stark warning to Republicans on health care-thehill: GOP Sen. Mike Braun (Ind.) has a stark warning for Republicans: Come up with a viable alternative to ObamaCare or face another rout in the 2020 election. Speaking with The Hill at his office in the Senate Russell Building, Braun described the GOP's push to repeal ObamaCare without a plan of their own as one of the primary reasons for the Democratic wave election in 2018.

‘Medicare for All’ keeps defining 2020 political landscape

Medicare for All keeps defining 2020 political landscape-rollcall: The “Medicare for All” bill that presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday is more likely to be litigated on the campaign trail than in the halls of Congress. It highlights a rare political divide among Democrats on one of their marquee issues even as the party seeks to appear unified.

Rep. Eric Swalwell announces he is running for president

Rep. Eric Swalwell announces he is running for president-thehill: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has officially jumped into the 2020 presidential race. The California Democrat announced his candidacy on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Monday night.

GOP gets used to saying 'no' to Trump

GOP lawmakers are getting bolder in saying "no" to President Trump-thehill: Whether it’s ripping apart ObamaCare or closing the border, Republicans are bucking Trump when they see his strategies as self-defeating and damaging to their own hopes of keeping the White House and winning congressional seats in 2020.

McConnell to Trump: We're not repealing and replacing Obamacare

McConnellto Trump: We're not repealing and replacing Obamacare-thehill: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told President Trump in a conversation Monday that the Senate will not be moving comprehensive health care legislation before the 2020 election, despite the president asking Senate Republicans to do that in a meeting last week.

GOP faces tough battle to become 'party of health care'

GOP faces tough battle to become 'party of health care'-thehill: Republicans face an uphill battle in their bid to fulfill President Trump's prophecy that the GOP will become "the party of health care." The presidential directive, handed down in a tweet on Tuesday, came at an inopportune time for Republicans, less than a day after the Trump administration called for the courts to invalidate the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.