This comes after President said in interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that Medicare and Medicaid would be "untouched."

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with top pharmaceutical executives on Thursday, a White House official confirmed. The discussions will focus on Medicare drug price negotiations, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs),

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked Trump about the current budget bill that passed in the House Tuesday night and its pending cuts and whether Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would be cut.

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked Trump about the current budget bill that passed in the House Tuesday night and its pending cuts and whether Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would be cut.

Dan Bishop, a former House lawmaker, said he expects the White House to avoid cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump has embarked on a plan to cut up to $2 trillion from federal government spending. Some economists and analysts said to achieve that goal, the White House would need to cut safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

When Donald Trump ran for a second presidential term, he promised he wouldn't make any Medicare cuts. He reiterated his commitment after returning to the Oval Office, recently telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that Medicare is not "going to be touched."

The White House has suggested that President Donald Trump could be open to altering aspects of Medicare after it updated a statement given to a news outlet on Wednesday. Newsweek has contacted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services via email for ...

President Trump has insisted — loudly and repeatedly — that his administration won’t cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the administration’s transparency while refusing to answer a simple question.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its U.S. Agency for International Development spending freeze, giving the government an 11:59 p.m. deadline on Wednesday to pay “all invoices and letter of credit drawdown requests” for work done prior to February 13.

Jasmine Laws is a Live News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, crime and global affairs. Jasmine joined Newsweek in 2024 from News UK and had ...