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By: Filip Timotija; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) warned during a recent interview that the proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid will end up causing “thousands and thousands” of low-income and working-class people’s deaths. Citing estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, Sanders said more than “13 million Americans are going to lose their health insurance. And then on top of that,

By: Jacqueline Howard; CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s minority staff report, scheduled to be released Tuesday and authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont,

By: Maya Yang; The Guardian Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end president’s ‘bogus’ $20bn lawsuit over 2024 Harris interview The senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”. In a letter

By: Eloise Goldsmith; Common Dreams “Congress is moving quickly to pass the GENIUS Act, which may make a bad situation much worse,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. As the Republican Senate majority leader plows ahead with a plan to hold a vote on a cryptocurrency bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders is planning a Wednesday conversation with industry experts regarding the

By: Michael Cusanelli; NBC5 News WASHINGTON — Vermont Rep. Becca Balint is showing her support for a detained Upper Valley man and Palestinian activist by holding a rally in Washington, D.C., to call for his release. Balint was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders and other Democratic lawmakers outside the U.S. Department of State to demand answers about Mahdawi’s arrest. Mahdawi was

By: Eloise Goldsmith; Common Dreams “The goal of the current administration and their billionaire buddies is to pile on endless cuts,” said one nurse and union leader. “Even on our hardest days, we won’t stop fighting for Medicare for All.” On Tuesday, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Debbie Dingell of Michigan reintroduced