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Trump Apparently Didn’t Know His Own Bill’s Extreme Medicaid Plan

A Republican representative reportedly had to tell Donald Trump what’s in his “big, beautiful bill.”

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp

The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.

By Melissa Gira Grant

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MAGA Rep Literally Cheers for Budget Taking Away Free School Lunch

Representative Derrick Van Orden is apparently excited for all the benefits Donald Trump’s budget strips away.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Trump Overlooks Crucial Detail in Bragging About Jobs Report

There’s an ominous catch in the jobs report that Donald Trump is ignoring.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Trump Won Over Republican Budget Rebels With Some Lousy Free Merch

Donald Trump persuaded some House Republicans to vote for his terrible budget with crappy merch.

By Robert McCoy

 
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Trump and the GOP Will Regret the Day They Passed This Sick Bill

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Hakeem Jeffries Breaks House Speech Record as Budget Vote Delayed

The House minority leader is delaying a vote on Trump’s budget as Republicans fume.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

MAGA Rep Makes Wild Claim About Why It’s OK People Will Lose Medicaid

Representative Randy Fine admitted that only one thing matters in fighting for Donald Trump’s budget bill.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Republican Votes for Budget After Dumping Medicaid-Related Stock

Representative Robert Bresnahan has some explaining to do.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

DHS Suddenly Pulls Weird 180 on “Alligator Alcatraz” After Trump Visit

The Department of Homeland Security is suddenly washing its hands of the Everglades ICE detention facility.

By Edith Olmsted

 

The Obscene Wealth Issue

To count to one million without stopping takes 11 days. To count to one billion takes nearly 32 years. To count Elon Musk’s fortune would take more than 13,000 years. Who needs that much money?

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