Staunch MAGA senator turns on GOP colleagues as he slams 'cover of night' Medicaid deal

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) blasted his fellow Republicans for threatening to cut Medicaid to help offset tax cuts sought by President Donald Trump.

Missouri voters decisively elected to expand the state's Medicaid coverage in 2020, and now about 21 percent of residents benefit from that health care insurance. Hawley — a staunch Trump supporter — published an op-ed in the New York Times voicing strong support for maintaining those programs for his constituents.

"Mr. Trump has promised...