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3h ago

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The consequences of the GOP megabill won’t just be financial — they’ll be deadly

It’s a predictable result when you cut off health insurance to people who are old, poor and sick.
Two people hold signs outside, one the left it says "Medicaid funds critical disability services", and on the right it says "Protect Medicaid, Save lives"
Two people hold signs outside, one the left it says "Medicaid funds critical disability services", and on the right it says "Protect Medicaid, Save lives"
4h ago

Opinion

Opinion

Trump's absence from slain Minnesota lawmaker's funeral goes beyond indifference

Trump refuses to use a key opportunity to turn down the temperature on political violence.
Funeral For Slain Minnesota Lawmakers
Funeral For Slain Minnesota Lawmakers
5h ago

Opinion

Opinion

The predictable failure at the heart of the GOP megabill

The legislation misunderstands how economic growth actually works.
Photo Illustration: a downward trending arrow set against tax return forms
Photo Illustration: a downward trending arrow set against tax return forms
9h ago

Opinion

Opinion

DOGE turns its destructive sights on yet another federal agency

DOGE is reportedly looking to revise regulations meant to control the flow of guns in a country with far too many of them.
David Hamilton
David Hamilton
15h ago

Opinion

Opinion

The real reason Republicans are rushing to pass the Trump megabill

Much of what this bill does is ultimately immaterial to the president.
Image: President Trump Attends GOP House Caucus Meeting On Capitol Hill As Budget Bill Faces Resistance
Image: President Trump Attends GOP House Caucus Meeting On Capitol Hill As Budget Bill Faces Resistance
15h ago

Opinion

Opinion

The Trump admin is going after Maryland courts for doing exactly what courts are supposed to do

The suit challenges a May 28 order issued by the district’s chief judge concerning the handling of habeas corpus petitions.
NATO Summit In The Hague
NATO Summit In The Hague
2d ago

Opinion

Opinion

RFK Jr. wants all Americans to use wearable health tech. I have questions.

Perhaps most pressing are concerns about the Trump administration's ethical breaches on issues of security and science.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  talking
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  talking
2d ago

Opinion

Opinion

Pete Hegseth's press conference shows how the Trump administration views the media's job

The defense secretary had a public meltdown and the president threatened lawsuits all because news outlets did their jobs.
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
2d ago

Opinion

Opinion

Why a new nationwide boycott of McDonald’s feels like just deserts

In this political climate, we’ve seen some companies quickly wave the white flag and abandon diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and seen others put up a fight.
McDonald's.
McDonald's.
2d ago

Opinion

Opinion

Drastic cuts to NIH will halt brain research on the cusp of transformational treatments.

These setbacks could derail future cures in ways that we may not be able to recover from for decades.
National Institutes of Health headquarters.
National Institutes of Health headquarters.
3d ago

Opinion

Opinion

The Supreme Court just fumbled a basic question about birthright citizenship

We have endured years, decades, even centuries of confusion about citizenship.
birthright citizenship demonstration protest us supreme court
birthright citizenship demonstration protest us supreme court
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