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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to Force Hospitals to Halt Trans Youth Care
The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration, which has forced 40 hospitals to drop gender affirming care for minors.
The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year
For 50 days out of a year, an average US worker’s income taxes were wholly paid toward militarism.
Trump Budget Proposal Shreds Health and Food Programs to Feed the War Machine
“His priorities are clear: He does not care about us,” says health care advocate Deborah Weinstein.
Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can’t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.
The president's comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.
Rubio Unironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on Military
The Trump administration has requested a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and $200 billion for the war.
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US
The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump's illegal war on Iran.
Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care
Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.
Trump Asks for Taxpayers to Shell Out $200B to Fund His Deadly, Cost-Raising War
This is “more than enough” to cover Medicaid for 16 million people kicked off the program by the GOP, an expert said.
States Tighten HIV Drug Assistance, Raising Access Concerns
Advocates warn restrictions could disrupt treatment for thousands relying on HIV medication aid.
Florida Lawmakers Aim to Add Work Requirements Without Expanding Medicaid
Critics say the proposal would likely force some people to become uninsured, even if they meet the work requirement.