Trump Tax Bill Hits $250 Billion Health-Care Snag in Senate

A Republican plan to cut $250 billion in Medicaid and other health-care spending hit a procedural roadblock in the Senate Thursday, complicating efforts to pass President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package.

The Senate’s legislative rules-keeper judged a series of key health care provisions in the legislation ineligible for a special procedure Republicans are using to bypass the Senate’s normal process so they can avoid making concessions to Democrats.