Republican U.S. Representative Mark Alford of Missouri said that he would support "changes" to Medicaid hours after the issue took center stage during a contentious town hall event with his constituents on Monday. Newsweek reached out for comment to Alford's office and the White House via email on Monday night.

Although President Donald Trump promised to “love and cherish” Medicaid, Republicans have announced budget proposals that could dramatically curtail the program

Elon Musk caused alarm among federal employees and drew ire over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work for the week, and warning on social media that a failure to do so would be taken as a resignation.

Elon Musk threatened to fire even more federal workers if they did not respond to his email demanding a list of five tasks completed.