Month: July 2017

The White House’s exceedingly dishonest attack on the Congressional Budget Office

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The Trumpcare misinformation campaign continues.CREDIT: screengrab

On Wednesday afternoon, the Trump administration trashed the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in an attempt to undercut its dire analysis of Trumpcare.

The White House’s official Twitter account posted a tweet that says, “The Congressional Budget Office’s math doesn’t add up. Faulty Numbers = Faulty Results.”

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Urban children are playing in toxic dirt

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Decades of build-up have left invisible mountains of lead in America’s urban centers, including Santa Ana, California. A ThinkProgress investigation.Artwork by Diana Ofosu

During a routine visit to the doctor several years ago, Maria Vasquez was given the alarming news that her youngest son, Ulises, had lead in his blood, and one of the first questions the concerned mother asked the pe...

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Members of both parties are talking about a post-Trumpcare health care approach

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Here’s what bipartisan tweaks to Obamacare might look like.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question while speaking with the media after he and other Senate Republicans had a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Washington. CREDIT: AP/Alex Brandon

With the prospects for Trumpcare in the Senate looking grim, lawmakers from both si...

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