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Trump and Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid: What its Is and How it Impacts Millions of Americans

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Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid to live – and Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress want to cut it to fund tax cuts for billionaires. What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a state and federal program that funds health care for more than 70 million Americans. That’s 1 in 5 Americans. This includes disabled people, older adults, children living in poverty, and families caring for loved ones. Medicaid makes people healthier and saves lives. It is a lifeline for aging and disability care in homes and nursing facilities. It pays…

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Brian Kolfage, the guy who raised millions to build a wall, pleads guilty to fraud charges

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I don’t know about you, but I clearly remember former President Trump claiming that he was going to build a wall and Mexico was going to pay for it. Right? Well, I’m not sure what happened, but in 2018, Brian Kolfage took it upon himself to raise money for the wall via a “We Build the Wall” Go Fund Me page. And he did raise money—more than $ 25 million, in fact. The problem was that not much wall got built, and now Kolfage is pleading guilty to fraud charges…

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Flying Trump to midterm rallies to stump for Republicans cost US taxpayers millions – Quartz

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Quartz Flying Trump to midterm rallies to stump for Republicans cost US taxpayers millionsQuartzUS president Donald Trump flew to more than 40 political rallies in the months leading up to the 2018 mid-term elections, to coax his loyal fans to come out to the polls for Republican candidates. A Quartz analysis of Trump's travel schedule and the …and more » us republicans – Google News

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Report Says Saudi-hired Lobbyists Give Millions to Influence US Congress – Voice of America

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Voice of America Report Says Saudi-hired Lobbyists Give Millions to Influence US CongressVoice of AmericaU.S. lobbyists on Saudi Arabia's payroll gave more than $ 2.3 million to U.S. political campaigns in late 2016 and 2017 as they mounted a massive influence operation to blunt anti-Saudi congressional action and promote other Saudi interests in the …and more » us congress – Google News

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‘Presidential Alert’ Goes to Millions of Cellphones Across the US – New York Times

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New York Times 'Presidential Alert' Goes to Millions of Cellphones Across the USNew York TimesAt 2:18 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, cellphones across the United States emitted the ominous ring of an emergency presidential alert. It was the first nationwide test of a wireless emergency alert system, designed to warn people of a dire threat, like a …When did the Presidential Alert test happen and what did it say?TIME US 'Presidential' Nationwide Emergency Alert System TestedVoice of AmericaDonald Trump will TEXT every US mobile phone TODAY a part of 'presidential alert'…

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Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz – New York Times

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New York Times Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election BlitzNew York TimesThe fund's executive director, Corry Bliss, who runs both that group and the American Action Network, said that some of his donors did not favor all the provisions of the tax law, but that all of them hailed its passage as the rich fruits of total …and more » us republicans – Google News

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