Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.

Trump pushed back against congressional Republicans demanding bigger Medicaid cuts in an effort to unite bickering GOP factions, warning them: “don’t f--- around” with Medicaid. The bill, which unveiled ways to cover the cost of tax breaks by slashing $880 billion in federal spending,

As Republicans in the House of Representatives strive to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill, they face an intense internal battle over spending cuts to offset tax breaks.