Joining us now, former Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, chief Washington correspondent for Puck, Leanne Caldwell, professor of economics and public policy at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, Betsy Stevenson, and former RNC communications director and Republican strategist Doug Hai. Um, I want to make a couple notes here. Um the Walmart deal is in fact uh cheaper than it was last year, but it is also offering less food than it did last year.Um and on top of all that data that I cited ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has discarded some signature tax cut pledges. It shows how serious he is to win power; but also how serious the UK's fiscal bind is. Get the Readout with @allegrastratton https://t.co/Gmesr4Z55z ...

Healthcare System & Policy Analysis - The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is considered a significant setback for the US healthcare system [1] - The bill represents the largest upward transfer of wealth in US history and the largest cut to healthcare ever seen [3] - The US healthcare system spends almost 19% of the national product, more than any other advanced economy, yet sees declining health outcomes [8] - The US system is a corporate for-profit system, leading to money flowing into shareholders and CEOs rather than healthcare outcomes [9] - Cuts to Medicaid will disproportionately affect red states, impacting working-class and poor white people [13] - Approximately 40% of children rely on Medicaid for health insurance [15] Rural Healthcare Crisis - Cuts to healthcare, especially ES (Essential Services) and other programs, could force the closure of hundreds of financially vulnerable rural hospitals [1] - A $50 billion fund for rural hospitals may not be enough to prevent closures [1] - Loss of Medicaid funding for hospitals will lead to loss of access to doctors in rural areas [14] Injustice & Potential Backlash - Cutting Medicaid and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to fund tax cuts for the wealthy is seen as a basic injustice [18] - A backlash against the inequality and injustice caused by the bill is anticipated, potentially leading to a new progressive era [21]

The Senate’s version of Donald Trump’s tax cut bill will cost the bottom 20% of taxpayers an average of $560 a year while giving an average boost of $6,055 to those at the top end https://t.co/yI8iCmUf99 ...

President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote after hours of negotiations between Vice President JD Vance and GOP leaders and Republican holdouts. https://t.co/NrSxrOOOv1 ...