Dr. Mehmet Oz says applications for $50 billion rural hospital fund will go out “in early September”

Washington — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said Sunday that applications for a fund for rural hospitals will go out in “early September” in the wake of Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s signature piece of legislation passed by Congress last month. “We’re putting $50 billion. The president wants this, the … Read more

8/3: Face the Nation – CBS News

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” President Trump’s top trade negotiator, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, joins to discuss as the U.S. has imposed strict tariffs on key trading partners. Meanwhile, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, explains what’s ahead for Americans after the passage of Mr. Trump’s … Read more

Tariff rates are “pretty much set,” U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer says

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said in an interview that aired Sunday that tariff rates are “pretty much set” on more than 60 trading partners after President Trump’s executive order last week. “So these, these tariff rates are pretty much set,” Greer said in an interview Friday with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. … Read more

Democratic senators negotiated for release of billions in funds in exchange for confirmation deals, sources say

In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for … Read more