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There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.

The Conversation

GOP Lawmaker Berated After Wild Confession About 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Days After Voting in Favor

A town hall audience in Nebraska erupted in boos Tuesday night after a Republican senator admitted he did not know about a key provision in the "Big, Beautiful Bill."

Latin Times

Experts Warn Trump's Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants 'Discourages People From Using Public Benefits'

At the center of the administration's agenda is a tax bill passed by The House last week which would make approximately two million U.S. citizen children with undocumented parents ineligible

Latin Times

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Should SNAP Benefits Be Restricted to Healthy Foods Only?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, serves as a lifeline for over 42 million Americans, aiming to alleviate food insecurity and promote nutritional well-being. Recently, a contentious debate has emerged: should SNAP benefits be restricted to healthy foods only? Proponents argue that such measures could…

Grocery Coupon Guide

Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for Texans

Many low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border security spending.

The Texas Tribune

Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Independent UK

Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’

Members of Congress are accused of hiding out when workers have sought answers on why their jobs were axed

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‘They don’t serve the people’: Jasmine Crockett exposes the ugly reality of Republicans’ ‘beautiful’ bill — and she’s not holding back

If this is what “winning” looks like, we’re all in serious trouble.

We Got This Covered

Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill

Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House would rearrange the U.S. social safety net

The Independent UK

‘Pro-worker priorities’? Trump’s budget bill offers the exact opposite

The ‘big, beautiful’ measure going through Congress would cut health, food and education benefits – and offer a huge boost to the richest

The Guardian - US

The Great Food Bank Robbery: Hungry Californians Face Losing Their Daily Bread

A new landscape of scarcity is threatening even the state’s food basket regions.

Capital & Main

$12 billion added to congressional spending bill to reimburse states like Texas for border spending

The U.S. House approved the budget reconciliation bill, which also includes preservation of 2017 tax cuts and changes to Medicaid and SNAP.

The Texas Tribune

Defrocked Priest Says New Pope Approved His Move Near School Despite Child Abuse Accusations

Ex-priest James Ray claims Pope Leo XIV let him live near a school despite abuse allegations. Survivors demand transparency and reform.

International Business Times UK

To save Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ Republicans disregard the math

ANALYSIS: Analysis: The leadership doesn’t like the debt-exploding numbers of Donald Trump’s proposal exposed by the Congressional Budget Office, Eric Garcia writes

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The Independent UK

Pope Leo accused of failing to ‘properly investigate’ clerical abuse by Chicago victims group

A survivors group questioned if Pope Leo “prioritized protecting children at all”

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Congress exposes Trump’s $3.8 trillion deficit that helps the rich and makes ‘children go hungry’

Even Congress isn't falling for this.

The Independent UK

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill edges closer to passing. Here’s what it says, and what it means for you

The bill looks to slash taxes and increase spending on oil drilling, the military, and immigration, while also making cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs

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‘Groceries are down’: Trump launches into deranged tirade as GOP moves to gut food assistance for 42 million people

Trump defends SNAP cuts amid Republican push to restrict benefits.

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Al Jazeera

A pontiff from Chiclayo: How Peru is reacting to Pope Leo XIV

Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.

The Independent UK

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are amplifying calls for a global zero-tolerance policy and other reforms from the American hometown of the new pope

The Independent UK

First state bans buying soda with food stamps through USDA waiver in win for MAHA movement

Critics argue change will do little to improve nutrition

Kiplinger

Millions Could Lose SNAP Food Benefits Under Trump Tax Cut Plan

The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.

The Independent UK

Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps

Euronews

Conservative lawmakers block Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax-cut bill in major setback

A handful of hard-right lawmakers joined all Democrats in voting against a package of tax breaks and spending cuts, insisting on steeper cuts to Medicaid and green energy tax breaks.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture

The bill proposes sweeping changes, including Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and enacting deep cuts to social programmes.

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