The bureaucracy needed to verify if recipients are working doesn’t just stop people from receiving health care—it’s difficult for states to set up.
Big Beautiful Bill
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Crypto Week Revealed the Dittohead Congress
There are no ‘hard-liners’ in the Republican conference. And nobody interested in standing up for the institution of Congress either.
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Gutting the Student Loan Program
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
GOP Wrecking Ball Slams Through Medical System
Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump Vows to Create More Blackouts
Side agreements with the House Freedom Caucus will make most clean-energy projects unviable and leave the U.S. with not enough power to meet demand.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Big Beautiful Bill’s Ugly Choice: Internet or Food?
The Republican budget bill cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.
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Nebraska’s Billionaire Senator Voted for Hospital Carnage
Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
How Public Media Cuts Hurt Kids
Essential education programming for children in underserved communities is threatened by the proposed elimination of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.
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Trump’s Ultimate Cure for an Unpopular Budget Bill
Today on TAP: Republicans are worried that voters will punish them in 2026. What if voters can’t?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Families Steel for Fight After GOP Health Care Cuts
The parents of medically complex children said that despair is not an option after Republicans passed deep cuts to home care.
