President embraces Robin-Hood-in-reverse policies to benefit wealthiest and hurt those earning under $50,000
Last November, Donald Trump made a solemn vow to all Americans: “Every citizen, I will fight for you, your family and your future every single day.” Eight months later, Trump is vigorously backing many policies that will mean pain for millions.
Trump has pushed to enact the Republican budget bill, which would make significant cuts to Medicaid, Obamacare, and food assistance, and would do the greatest damage to those Americans struggling hardest to make ends meet – the 30% of the US population that lives in households earning under $50,000 a year.
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Mayors sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare signups
Democratic mayors challenge new rules that give millions of people less time to enroll in coverage
New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s health care coverage are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors around the country.
The rules, rolled out last month, reverse a Biden-era effort to expand access to the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance, commonly called “Obamacare” or the ACA. The previous Democratic administration expanded the enrollment window for the coverage, which led to record enrollment.
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory panel to review shots for children
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly remade federal vaccine advisory panel will examine the cumulative effect of the childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule, the panel’s chair said Wednesday.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will also weigh recommendations for vaccines that have long been on the market, including those for measles and hepatitis B.
Martin Kulldorff made the announcement at the start of th...
More than 30 celebrities come out against SNAP, Medicaid cuts in GOP megabill
More than two dozen members of the entertainment industry issued an open letter to members of Congress on Wednesday urging them to reject sweeping cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid in the GOP's "big, beautiful" spending bill.
The open letter, released by Feeding America, was signed by 31 people, including high-profile Hollywood stars like Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Williams, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Sheryl Crow, ...
Republican Lisa Murkowski on Trump’s America and the ‘intensity on the security of our democracy’
The Alaska senator, who helped deal Trump’s first big legislative setback, believes there can be only so much fear that Americans can handle
Late one night about six months into Donald Trump’s first term, John McCain stepped on to the Senate floor and with a dramatic thumbs-down gesture dealt the president his first major legislative setback by defeating an attempt by his fellow Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
It was the last major political effort of the Arizona...
Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage
The Trump administration is shortening ObamaCare’s annual open enrollment period and ending the law's coverage of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children, according to a final rule announced Friday.
The Biden administration made it easier and more affordable to sign up for Affordable Care Act plans, causing enrollment to swell to an all-time high. The Trump administration claims those moves opened a wave of fraudulent enrollment that’s costing taxpayers billi...
To fulfill their promises to voters, Republicans must govern like Democrats
Say this about Democrats: They know how to pass their agenda much faster than Republicans.
Four-and-a-half months into the second Trump administration, Republicans have achieved next to nothing legislatively, despite its total control of Washington.
Sure, President Trump has issued a slew of executive orders, but all of them will be repealed the moment a Democrat wins the White House. Laws are what really matter and stand the test of time. And despite endless talk a...
CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law
Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
The CBO's latest report estimates that 10.9 million people would be uninsured over the next decade if the spending package, which includes much of President Trump's legislative agenda, were enacted.
That total includes an estimated 1.4 million ...
‘Pro-worker priorities’? Trump’s budget offers the exact opposite | Steven Greenhouse
The ‘big, beautiful’ measure going through Congress would cut health, food and education benefits – and offer a huge boost to the richest
With Donald Trump pushing hard to give big tax cuts to the rich and do huge favors for crypto billionaires, it was jarring to see a photo of a Trump aide carrying a sign that said: “President Trump’s Pro-Worker Priorities”. The aide was about to place the sign on Trump’s lectern; it mentioned such “pro-worker priorities” as ending federal taxes on ...
Trump to speak to Putin and Zelenskyy about Ukraine ceasefire – US politics live
Unclear what US president can achieve after direct talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without conclusion
US advocacy groups are waging an intensive campaign to protect Medicaid and Obamacare from Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, after House Republicans proposed an $880bn cut that could leave an estimated 13 million Americans without health insurance.
The House bill left Republicans’ most controversial proposals on the table, but has divided Senate Repu...