““No senator wants to be the reason their local hospital shutters its doors, and now is their opportunity to stop that from happening,” said a source familiar with hospital industry thinking, granted anonymity to speak freely on strategy.
More than 250 hospital leaders flew into Washington on Tuesday to urge senators to preserve Medicaid as part of an American Hospital Association lobbying campaign. The association spent almost $8.5 million on lobbying in the first quarter of the year, a high water mark dating back almost two decades.
“There are aggressive conversations ongoing … to make sure that all senators recognize the vulnerability that it is going to potentially put all of our hospitals in,” said one stakeholder granted anonymity to speak on strategy”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/17/hospitals-senate-medicaid-megabill-taxes-00410769
Trump’s Border Czar says ICE is just enforcing the law. If you don’t like ICE enforcing the law when it comes to illegal immigrants, then contact Congress and tell them to change it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgV_3IwPpA
Wealthy people and great entrepreneurs aren’t going to not start that great business because they will pay more taxes if they make it big. Either way, if successful, they would have done something great and will be rich.
The most profitable and flexible workforce for Americans is illegal immigrants.
When we put tariffs on China, we are saying every country on Earth can get low inputs from China except America, making American business less competitive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKLdzBun4sk
“”The OECD now forecasts global economic growth to slow to 2.9% this year from 3.3% in 2024,” notes Bloomberg. “It expects the rate of expansion in the US will tumble further, to 1.6% from 2.8%—an outlook that is significantly lower than its projection in March.””
https://reason.com/2025/06/03/the-tariff-downturn/
“The bill would prevent larger cities in larger counties from requiring that homes sit on lots larger than 3,000 square feet in new subdivisions of at least five acres.”
https://reason.com/2025/06/03/starter-homes-live-in-texas-die-in-arizona/
“Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess.”
https://reason.com/2025/06/03/the-taliban-banned-chess/
Good description of Trump’s attempt to negotiate with Iran, it not yet succeeding, and then Israel deciding to attack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tFSro590Xg
Iran had not decided if they would pursue a nuclear weapon, but their weapons program continued in a manner that reduced the time they’d need to get a bomb if they made that decision. So, the statement that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon is misleading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS4DJFlqIxs
Did Iran shoot down Israel’s F-35s? What would it mean if they did?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfE5_-vxm70
How Israeli Commandos Hit Deep in Iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_cwjNF-sfc