Leah Askarinam.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. But what, exactly, would be a cut? Republicans acknowledge that the main cost-saving provision in the bill  would cause millions of people to lose their coverage. But they  insist they are not cutting the vital safety net program but simply rooting out what they call waste fraud and abuse. Whether that argument lands with voters could go a long way toward determining whether Trump’s bill ultimately ends up boosting or dragging down Republicans as they campaign for reelection.