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Mona Burns

Political writer. Covering Congress. Vincit Omnia Veritas. Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power. 🩵 "Freedom is not just an absence of evil, but a presence of good." -Timothy Snyder

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Public Notice today: "Even Republican voters are mad, and they’re blaming the president. .. There is one exception to the general rule that presidents don’t have much control over gas prices: Donald Trump. He can’t bring them down, but he certainly sent them up." This is a really good read:

Aaron Rupar

New in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."

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From @paulwaldman.bsky.social: “if the Iran war drags on and gas prices stay high, this could wind up being as decisive a campaign issue as Trump’s misbegotten tariffs, his parade of idiotic construction projects, his rampaging incompetence, or his boundless corruption.” Excellent Public Notice.

Aaron Rupar

New in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."

"[A]larming for the White House: Senate Republicans still don’t have the requisite 50 votes to proceed to the House-passed budget resolution. And even if they did, the SAVE America Act’s $10B blueprint may not pass muster with the Senate parliamentarian." punchbowl.news/article/whit...

Why Trump’s SAVE threats aren’t workingTrump is upping his pressure campaign on Thune over SAVE, backing a push from hardline conservatives to scrap the August recess to try to pass it.punchbowl.news

Guys .. Per CBS US Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla) diverted $10M in funds earmarked for Medicaid expansion for kids to a Fla non-profit which DeSantis then used to defeat Amendment 3 (legalization of marijuana) She's up in Nov Don't vote against your own interests Fla.. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...

Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandalAs Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundationwww.cbsnews.com

Medicaid recipients in states that aren't affected by this Friday's deadline will face this issue beginning Jan 1, 2027 Here are some facts on the CMS implementation timeline: www.chcs.org/resource/a-s...

A Summary of Federal Medicaid Work Requirements - Center for Health Care StrategiesThis policy cheat sheet synthesizes key details of the new federal Medicaid work requirements, including timeline, populations impacted, exemption categories, and more.www.chcs.org

In Michigan: "'Michigan Sunrise PAC' only recently filed with the FEC and won’t have to reveal its donors until after the Aug. 4 primary. The group has gone to great lengths to hide its funders and operators.." And they're meddling This reeks of other GOP pop up pacs punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Mystery super PAC spends big in MichiganA mysterious new super PAC meddling in a Democratic primary in a key Michigan swing seat has upped its investment to nearly $600,000 in the closing days.punchbowl.news
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