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AlterNet on MSNTrump just entered into a new and even wilder stage of authoritarianism | OpinionI thought I couldn’t be more shocked and sickened than I already was, but what’s happened this week is truly horrifying. In the Oval Office, before cameras and journalists, Trump openly lied to the president of South Africa about alleged violence against white South Africans.
New CBO analysis confirms steep losses for poorest Americans under GOP-backed plan as Medicaid, SNAP, and public programs are gutted to fund tax cuts for the top 1 percent.
An unexpected name kept coming up as House Republicans crafted their multi-trillion dollar legislative package slashing Medicaid and taxes for the wealthy: Bill Clinton. On the House floor, during committee hearings and in hallway interviews,
The working-class men and women at the heart of the MAGA movement should come to expect economic policies that reflect their needs. What happens if they realize that’s not going to happen?
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNTrump open to taxing the wealthiest americansIn a surprising twist, President Donald Trump has shown openness to increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans, a stance more aligned with Democratic proposals.
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The Nation on MSNTrump and Johnson’s Big Ugly LiePolitics / Last night, the president’s destructive spending bill passed the House by a single vote. Chris Lehmann It wasn’t quite the dead of night, but in the bleary dawn of Thursday morning, the House GOP conference rallied to pass President Donald Trump’s signature domestic spending bill,
“The legislation is basically a mugging conducted by the 1% against the rest of us. It represents the single largest upward redistribution of wealth effectuated by any piece of legislation in our history,” says Chris Lehmann, D.C. bureau chief for The Nation.
Trump’s sweeping budget legislation has been described as the biggest Medicaid cut in U.S. history. House Republicans passed the bill early Thursday morning in a 215-214 vote. The legislation would trigger massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years,
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNA single tax break could block Trump's big tax planThe SALT deduction dispute threatens Trump’s tax plan, exposing GOP divisions and putting the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' at risk.