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JD Vance Says Medicaid Cuts for Millions “Immaterial” Compared to Funding ICE
Vance handwaved away the Medicaid cuts — expected to lead to thousands of deaths yearly — as “minutiae.”
The Political Blowback to GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Has Already Begun
Senate Republicans passed a budget package with the deepest cuts to health care in decades on Tuesday.
After All-Night Session of Wrangling, GOP Still Lacks Votes to Pass Budget Bill
With Democrats unanimously opposed to the bill, Senate Republicans can only afford to lose three GOP votes.
The Right Incites Blatant Islamophobia After Zohran Mamdani’s Win
There is already an ongoing hate crime investigation into a death threat against the Democratic mayoral nominee.
Voters Will “Get Over It,” McConnell Tells GOP Colleagues About Medicaid Cuts
Polling consistently shows that voters strongly object to the Medicaid cuts proposed in the GOP reconciliation package.
Trump’s ICE Agents Are Arresting US Citizens. GOP Budget Would Hire 10,000 More.
Billions of dollars for ICE and border patrol in Trump’s budget bill would supercharge the chaotic crackdown.
Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding
The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.
US Lawmakers Cheer Israeli Attack on Iran UN Expert Says Is Likely War Crime
A UN expert said that Israel’s strikes on Iran, which have killed at least 78 people, were a “prohibited use of force.”
Majority of Voters Oppose “Big, Beautiful Bill,” With Just 27 Percent Backing It
The bill would gut billions of dollars in health care spending, and redistribute wealth from the poor to the rich.
GOP Budget Puts at Least 200 Planned Parenthood Clinics Nationwide at Risk
People who use Medicaid make up half of the total patient volume nationwide for the clinics’ health care services.