Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
Not one more penny for ICE.
Not one more penny for ICE.
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
Not one more penny for ICE.
Not one more penny for ICE.
Elon Musk is once again bashing the Republican megabill.
Elon Musk renews megabill attacks
He's back.
www.politico.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Elon Musk is once again bashing the Republican megabill.
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, CBO predicts
The nonpartisan analysis is based on the House-passed GOP legislation.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Megabill would cost poorest households $1,600 a year, boost richest by $12K, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper.
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
No one in America is safe from Trump's deadly police state.
No one in America is safe from Trump's deadly police state.
July 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
No one in America is safe from Trump's deadly police state.
No one in America is safe from Trump's deadly police state.
There’s a reason Republicans want to hide what’s in their newly passed megabill.
If that sounds like hyperbole, it’s not.
If that sounds like hyperbole, it’s not.
Opinion | There’s a reason Republicans want to hide what’s in their megabill
If that sounds like hyperbole, it’s not.
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May 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There’s a reason Republicans want to hide what’s in their newly passed megabill.
If that sounds like hyperbole, it’s not.
If that sounds like hyperbole, it’s not.
a reminder that ICE received an astonishing influx of money with the megabill this summer: boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
a reminder that ICE received an astonishing influx of money with the megabill this summer: boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
Americans can’t be more clear. They HATE Trump’s megabill.
June 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Americans can’t be more clear. They HATE Trump’s megabill.
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
www.motherjones.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
The GOP blew past debt warnings as they pushed the megabill forward. The markets have noticed.
Wall Street’s debt warnings went unheeded as GOP pushed megabill forward
Treasury bond yields have crept up as market watchers openly wonder if either party is capable of improving the nation's fiscal trajectory.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The GOP blew past debt warnings as they pushed the megabill forward. The markets have noticed.
reminder of a really understated consequence of the megabill:
The U.S. Senate has just approved a massive reconciliation bill. Analyses by the CBO show it would lead to million of peoples losing Medicaid coverage.
Among other effects, research has shown that when Medicaid has been cut, crime rates have gone up: boltsmag.org/medicai...
Among other effects, research has shown that when Medicaid has been cut, crime rates have gone up: boltsmag.org/medicai...
“We Need to See the Bigger Picture”: How Cuts to Medicaid Hurt Public Safety
A new study found that when people lose health insurance, crime rates go up. Bolts spoke to one of the authors about the implications, at a time of a nationwide drop-off in Medicaid.
boltsmag.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
reminder of a really understated consequence of the megabill:
Opinion | I am voting for the Senate megabill. But I'd still like the media to give me credit for expressing reservations about it.
by Josh Hawley
by Josh Hawley
June 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Opinion | I am voting for the Senate megabill. But I'd still like the media to give me credit for expressing reservations about it.
by Josh Hawley
by Josh Hawley
Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trump’s Megabill. Then the Floods Came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
www.motherjones.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trump’s Megabill. Then the Floods Came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.
October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.
House Dems send health care wishlist to Jeffries
House Dems send health care wishlist to Jeffries
If they win in November, Democrats want to roll back Trump’s megabill, expand access to care, and win over the Make America Healthy Again movement.
dlvr.it
September 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
House Dems send health care wishlist to Jeffries
“Scoop” is to Axios as “Press Release” is to most news orgs
August 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Scoop” is to Axios as “Press Release” is to most news orgs
Democratic Congressional leaders are unhappy with Trump's megabill. But they are even more unhappy with Zohran Mamdani's primary win.
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Democratic Congressional leaders are unhappy with Trump's megabill. But they are even more unhappy with Zohran Mamdani's primary win.
“.. all of a sudden, the sleepy Budget Committee is looking like a serious bottleneck for Speaker Mike Johnson — and a serious threat to his Memorial Day megabill deadline.”
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Megabill teetering over Budget vote
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May 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“.. all of a sudden, the sleepy Budget Committee is looking like a serious bottleneck for Speaker Mike Johnson — and a serious threat to his Memorial Day megabill deadline.”
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Republicans in Congress are making it harder to put food on the table just so they can fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
House Republicans plan major SNAP food aid overhaul in Trump megabill
Republicans in the last day have altered the most controversial piece of the House Agriculture Committee’s portion of the Trump megabill.
www.politico.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Republicans in Congress are making it harder to put food on the table just so they can fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
What this usefully illustrates is that of course they are going to cut hundreds of billions from medicaid if they can
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Don Bacon sets $500B red line on Medicaid
The Nebraska Republican is a key player in GOP megabill negotiations.
www.politico.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What this usefully illustrates is that of course they are going to cut hundreds of billions from medicaid if they can
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
How life changed in a rural town in Virginia that lost its sole health clinic after the passage of Trump’s megabill. The residents voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024, and now they’re suffering for it.
How life changed in a rural town that lost its clinic after Trump’s megabill, even if the politics haven’t | CNN Politics
As the final hues of autumn linger in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 200-person community of Churchville, Virginia, is grappling with the loss of its only health clinic.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How life changed in a rural town in Virginia that lost its sole health clinic after the passage of Trump’s megabill. The residents voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024, and now they’re suffering for it.
Trump's megabill is terrible for the people who voted for him. But will they be too dumb to notice?
July 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump's megabill is terrible for the people who voted for him. But will they be too dumb to notice?
The Biggest Losers in Trump’s Megabill:
“recipients of food aid”
“Medicaid users”
“college borrowers”
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“recipients of food aid”
“Medicaid users”
“college borrowers”
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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
May 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Biggest Losers in Trump’s Megabill:
“recipients of food aid”
“Medicaid users”
“college borrowers”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“recipients of food aid”
“Medicaid users”
“college borrowers”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump's megabill, which I do not support, is the most important progressive legislation of my lifetime.
by Glenn Greenwald
by Glenn Greenwald
June 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Trump's megabill, which I do not support, is the most important progressive legislation of my lifetime.
by Glenn Greenwald
by Glenn Greenwald