With B-2s flying overhead during an Independence Day ceremony, President Donald Trump signed the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law.

Major Medicaid cuts in Trump’s tax bill could hit rural voters especially hard -- giving organizers hope the party can make improvements in these areas in the midterms.

Justice voted for the megabill last week, despite his concerns over some of its Medicaid provisions — and after warning Republicans “cannot cut into the bone.” Steep cuts, he said, would cost the GOP voters and lead the party to “awaken to [being in the] minority.”

Medicaid cuts in the new bill could backfire on Republicans during midterms, as fraud cases reveal the need for reform — not deep slashes to coverage.

Workers from Service Employees International Union protest proposed Republican Medicaid cuts near the U.S. Capitol on June 23. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) For Kentucky, one of the poorest states in ...

The law, which reduced taxes for most earners, did not take full effect until Americans filed their taxes in 2019. The delay prompted Steven T. Mnuchin, then the Treasury secretary, to cajole companies into lowering the amount of taxes they withheld from paychecks so Americans would feel the benefits of Mr. Trump’s signature law sooner.

Medicaid is set to become a key issue in the battle over control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections now that President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has passed. Congress passed ...