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#Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill cuts federal #spending on #Medicaid & #AffordableCareAct marketplaces by ~$1 trillion over a decade, acc/to the #nonpartisan #CBO, threatening the physical & financial #health of tens of millions of #Americans.

The bill, which the #Senate passed Tues, would reverse many of the health coverage gains of #Biden & #Obama, whose policies made it easier for millions of people to access #healthcare & reduced the US #uninsured rate to record lows.

npr.org/sections/shots-health-

Because it isn’t already about who has the richest friends:

#SCOTUS will hear #Republicans appeal over #spending limits in #elections

SCOTUS will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination w/candidates for Congress & president.

The justices said Mon they’ll review an appellate ruling that upheld a provision of federal #election #law that’s >50 yrs old. #Democrats want the court to leave the law in place.

apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

AP NewsLive updates: Congress sprints to pass Trump's big bill before July 4 deadlineThe Senate is sprinting ahead on President Donald Trump’s tax break and spending cut bill despite challenges over its Medicaid cuts, tax breaks and green energy rollbacks.

alojapan.com/1309288/japan-chi Japan, China firms boost lobbying spending in Trump’s 2nd term #2nd #boost #China #firms #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #lobbying #news #spending #term #Trump's TOKYO — Japanese companies have increased spending on lobbying in the U.S., part of a wider trend that has seen lobbying expenditures rise 8% year-on-year early in President Donald Trump’s second term and spike nearly 50% compared with the January-March period in his first…