Medicaid
As US government enters week four of shutdown, millions of low income families could lose food assistance

Several states have warned that if the shutdown continues until November, they will be forced to suspend SNAP and WIC benefits, threatening food assistance for millions

US Republicans brace for voter rebellion over “Big Beautiful Bill”

Republican Party leadership has urged lawmakers to move quickly to promote the bill in order to ensure support of the population

US Congress advances Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, awarding tax cuts to the wealthy and sacrificing programs for the poor

The Senate voted to pass the Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which at its core expands massive tax cuts to the top 1%

Dozens arrested on Capitol Hill protesting Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”

Protesters denounce cuts to Medicaid, which could kick 16 million off of nation’s largest public insurer

“We are all going to die”: Right-wing US Senator callously responds to concern over public healthcare cuts

Conservative lawmakers are facing waves of popular backlash to the Republican-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” due to proposed Medicaid cuts

Republicans passed a budget that could result in cuts to Medicaid—the largest public health insurance program in the US

In order to pay for the drastic losses to the national budget due to new tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, the new House budget resolution could entail major cuts to public health insurance

Trump’s tax cuts on wealthy may increase the same budget deficit he seeks to reduce

Trump’s planned extension to his first administration’s tax cuts to the wealthy could add trillions to the federal deficit. Republicans plan to pay for this off the backs of the working class.

Biden’s legacy: genocide abroad, economic despair at home

From rolling back the pandemic-era social safety net, to overseeing the largest inflationary crisis in decades, Biden’s legacy was one of economic despair

US social programs under threat with Trump’s promised government cuts

US President-elect Donald Trump is 55 days from taking office, and his administration is shaping up to reflect an agenda that would benefit the billionaire class

Millions of women in the US are being left without essential healthcare

As maternity care deserts in the US expand, millions of women in rural areas of the US have been left without access to basic maternity care, including labor wards

Biden wraps up another dismal year

“Genocide Joe” is under fire for his unconditional support for Israel—but he failed long before that

15 million in the US to be kicked off of public health benefits

Millions are to lose Medicaid/CHIP benefits in the coming months as pre-pandemic income eligibility restrictions have returned