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House returns as two lawmakers vow to resign amid scandals – US politics live ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 14 (Tue) @ 10:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Representatives Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, announced Monday they would resign amid scrutiny over their conduct

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29 hours ago

Why the Trump administration is waging war on fraud ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 13 (Mon) @ 17:40 UTC

a story from The Economist ✅ › United States

Medicare and Medicaid have problems. But that is not the whole story

32 hours ago

‘Blasphemy’: outrage after Trump posts AI image of himself as Christ-like figure ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 13 (Mon) @ 14:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’

Just months after signing legislation that will pull nearly 12 million Americans off healt…

41 days ago

Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report says ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 04 (Wed) @ 13:31 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Study finds workers at 20 S&P 500 firms rely on Medicaid and Snap as CEO pay and buybacks soar

Many workers at some of the largest US corporations have no choice but to rely on healthcare and food ass…

48 days ago

Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’ ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 25 (Wed) @ 23:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after Minnesota

JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a …

54 days ago

California mulls a billionaire tax, revealing a deeply divided state ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 18 (Wed) @ 23:24 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Billionaires threaten to leave the state to avoid paying a tax that would replace the US government's cuts to Medicaid.

70 days ago

What Medicaid, SNAP work requirements in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' mean for older workers ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 03 (Tue) @ 14:56 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

The new "big beautiful" law aims to make it so millions of Americans pay less taxes. Yet many older Americans may see stricter Medicaid, SNAP requirements.

71 days ago

It’s time to defund the oligarchy and invest in the American people | Joseph Geevarghese and Rashida Tlaib ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 02 (Mon) @ 13:16 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Trump’s presidency has brought a windfall to billionaires while hurting the poor. In these conditions, democracy cannot survive

Trump ran on a promise to lower costs on day one, but a year into his pr…

87 days ago

Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed ○

found 2026 › Jan › 17 (Sat) @ 18:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US

On 14 January, the Trump administration announced a stop on issuing immigrant vi…

3 months ago

What Medicaid changes in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' mean for family caregivers’ health coverage ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jan › 07 (Wed) @ 11:25 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

New Medicaid changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will require community engagement from beneficiaries ages 19 to 64. But family caregivers are exempt.