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Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.

PC Gamer

Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

The Independent UK

Nancy Pelosi Torn Apart for Telling Republicans 'Hands Off Our Medicaid' Despite Years of Blocking Universal Healthcare

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is being slammed by her audience after she thanked grassroots volunteers within the Democratic Party for working towards preserving Medicaid despite refusing to hold a vote on Medicare for All legislation while she was in office.

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Majority believes the wealthy and large corporations will benefit the most from Trump’s tariff plan

Americans’ view of tariff outcomes mirror opinion of 2017 Republican tax cuts set to be extended by Congress this year

The Independent UK

Nearly 80 million Americans are legally entitled to income-based help like Medicaid and food assistance. The Trump administration just dismantled the office that establishes eligibility

A small office within Health and Human Services that sets the federal poverty guidelines every year has reportedly been dismantled, with no one left to do the calculations.

Fortune

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

White House press passes, Wikipedia edits, and same-sex weddings.

Reason

California Showdown Over Medicaid as GOP Approves Massive Cuts

Health care advocates and labor unions mobilize against proposed cuts, pressuring swing-district Republicans with protests, ads and town halls.

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Slowly and Painfully, House Passes $337 Billion Budget

The chamber deliberated until 3 a.m.

Texas Observer

Mike Johnson Says Men Need to Stop 'Playing Video Games All Day' and Get to Work: 'They're Draining Resources'

Speaker Mike Johnson defended efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young men are wasting their lives "playing video games all day."

Latin Times

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

The Guardian - US

Disability advocates fight DOGE cuts

Cuts are already making it harder for people with disabilities to live in their communities

Salon

$337 billion, two-year budget gets Texas House approval

The lower chamber’s plan largely aligns with the Senate’s proposal and puts billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts.

The Texas Tribune

A win for Mike Johnson? The finish line of the speaker’s budget marathon is still far in the distance

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: The GOP has a long way to go before legislation extending the Trump tax cuts and cutting federal spending makes it into law, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers will try for massive federal spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as President Donald Trump has promised.

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Salon

GOP budget "just the first set of cuts"

"Wealthy Americans, on the other hand, would have a larger share of the economic pie"

The Independent UK

House Republicans scuttle MAGA budget vote after Mike Johnson fails to win over holdouts

House speaker comes up short ahead of vote to extend Trump tax cuts on the back of spending reductions

The Guardian - US

Dr Oz tells federal health workers AI could replace frontline doctors

Former TV doctor who leads $1.5tn Medicare and Medicaid agency also says staff have ‘patriotic duty’ to stay healthy

MarketBeat

3 Health Insurance Stocks Holding Green in Market Turmoil

Three healthcare stocks have defied trends, rising amid the steep market sell-off. Trump's Medicaid and Medicare comments contributed positively to these names.

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The Guardian - US

Top US companies spent three times as much on buybacks as taxes after Trump cuts – report

As president proposes new cuts, data shows 11 corporations collectively recorded nearly $500bn in profits since last cuts

The Independent UK

Alabama lawmakers pass legislation that could give pregnant women more access to health care

Alabama legislators unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expedite access to Medicaid for pregnant women

The Guardian - US

Medicaid recipients demand that Congress protect healthcare program

People from 28 states marched on Capitol Hill to demand that lawmakers protect program from Republican cuts

Roll Call

Budget battle in the House - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a rebellion within GOP ranks over a budget blueprint that squeaked through the Senate. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the outlook for final adoption of a budget resolution and the big fights over Medicaid cuts and whether to pay…

Capital & Main

A Mother’s Battle to Protect Her Son’s Care

Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities like Josh Lockwood-Wewer. As GOP lawmakers push for cuts, his mother is taking a stand.

The Conversation

Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations

Research estimates that one-third or more of the unhoused population in the U.S. is age 50 or older.

Roll Call

House GOP won't be jammed by Senate on budget, leaders pledge - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP leadership team on Saturday sought to tamp down a brewing revolt on the budget resolution.

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