Trump-GOP Tax Bill Cuts Medicaid, SNAP To Give Handouts To Billionaires
Trump-GOP Tax Bill Cuts Medicaid, SNAP To Give Handouts To Billionaires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gaiK08hph0
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A “Big, Beautiful” Tax Bill for America’s Ultrawealthy | Prof G Markets
A “Big, Beautiful” Tax Bill for America’s Ultrawealthy | Prof G Markets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W_ZdTfqozE
America’s $150B Defence Surge – Strategy, Risks & What $150 Billion Buys in 2025
Trump’s attempt to increase military spending may be hampered by Trump’s tariffs. The tariffs make gaining access to key resources more difficult, and make inputs more expensive, making the increased spending not go as far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF3OkIbWnBE
The problems are piling up for the GOP megabill
“Part of the reasons for the disarray is that while some GOP leaders and committee chairs might have had a good sense of the shape of the bill, many rank-and-file members have not. Tensions have flared as lawmakers have been briefed on key details of the developing legislation — some of which could have profound impacts in their states and districts.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/03/trump-republicans-megabill-reconciliation-problems-00324861
House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote
“The U.S. House has passed a bill that voting rights groups have repeatedly warned would make it harder for millions of Americans, including married women, to vote.
The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The legislation purportedly aims to block non-citizens from voting, which is already illegal and is very rare.
The bill would require an individual to present in person a passport, birth certificate or other citizenship document when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information.
Voting rights groups have said the bill will pose a barrier for millions of American women and others who have changed their legal name because of marriage, assimilation or to better align with their gender identity. An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name.
Republicans who support the bill claim that states will be able to create processes so people can prove their citizenship if their name doesn’t match their birth certificate.
Voting rights groups also worry the bill will disenfranchise others from marginalized communities who are less likely to have the necessary documentation on hand. More than 9 percent of citizens of voting age — or 21.3 million people — do not have documents that prove their citizenship readily available.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-passes-bill-could-harder-152721135.html
Congress Just Made It Harder for Congress To Block Trump’s Tariffs
“In a near party-line vote.., the House of Representatives blocked the most direct pathway for lawmakers to revoke the emergency executive powers Trump used last month to impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China. That change helps further cement executive control over trade policy and creates additional challenges for lawmakers seeking to claw back some control over tariff decisions.”
https://reason.com/2025/03/12/congress-just-made-it-harder-for-congress-to-block-trumps-tariffs/
The 10 Worst Republican Budget Gimmicks
The 10 Worst Republican Budget Gimmicks
https://reason.com/2025/03/13/the-10-worst-republican-budget-gimmicks/
Trump lauds Schumer’s ‘guts’ in backing bill to avoid shutdown
“The Senate minority leader, both privately to his caucus Thursday and in a floor speech shortly after, said he would vote to advance a GOP-written stopgap to fund the government through September. He said Republicans’ spending bill is “very bad.” But he argued the “potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse” and would empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to further gut federal agencies.”
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/trump-congratulates-schumer-00230577
GOP gets the upper hand on spending, with improbable help from the hard right
“It took an all-out lobbying blitz that involved promises of future spending cuts, a scattering of presidential threats and 11th-hour policy concessions involving tariffs and visas for Afghan refugees. But in a 217-213 vote, the House passed a seven-month funding patch without needing a single Democrat. Republicans planned to immediately leave Washington and hand Senate Democrats a stark dilemma with the threat of a government shutdown looming early Saturday morning.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/11/republicans-unite-spending-bill-trump-00225356
Scoop: GOP fight coming over labor unions
“GOP leaders see an opportunity for a new, working-class coalition, which includes more union outreach. It’s a major shift, and fault lines are already forming over President Trump’s pro-labor Cabinet nominee, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.”
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“Hawley has been quietly circulating draft legislation that would prevent employers from stalling union contract negotiations — keeping the process to months, not years, according to a copy obtained by Axios.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/senate-republican-josh-hawley-pro-labor-bill-chavez-deremer