The Missouri Republican's support is crucial but contingent on preserving Medicaid, and he wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through their thin majority.

The Republican senator from Missouri called potentially deep cuts in the program “morally wrong” and “politically suicidal” for his party as it courts working-class voters.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning against his own party’s push to slash Medicaid spending, just hours after House Republicans released legislation that could save billions of dollars and make