🧨 Struggling Trump Economy
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Retail sales fell 0.9% in May, worse than expected as consumers pulled back from spending (CNBC).
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Bacon prices are up, showing continued food inflation pressures (NBC).
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Trump’s trade and tax policies are stalling U.S. battery production, undermining domestic manufacturing (New York Times).
📋 Trump’s Spending Bill: Tax Breaks For The Rich, Health Care And Food Snatched From Americans Who Need It
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Senate Republicans’ bill would make even deeper cuts to Medicaid, setting up fight with House over how much to gut Americans’ healthcare (New York Times).
📊 Public Opinion
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Americans disapprove of Trump’s performance as Republicans fight over domestic agenda (NBC).
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Trump’s approval is the worst yet—’Awful, awful, awful’, according to latest survey data (Newsweek).
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GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition (Washington Post).
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Medicaid keeps getting more popular as Republicans aim to cut it by $800 billion (NPR).
💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism: Trump Is For The Ultra-Rich, Not For You
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Trump Organization unveils mobile phone service, expanding business ventures while in office (Washington Post).
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Trump renews embrace of Putin amid rift with allies, straining international relationships at G7 summit (New York Times).
🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe
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E.P.A. plans to reconsider a ban on cancer-causing asbestos, potentially reversing health protections (New York Times).
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Cuts to FEMA’s storm prep program hammer communities that voted for Trump, affecting disaster preparedness in red states (CBS).
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‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’ new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans, sparking healthcare discrimination concerns (The Guardian).
🚨 Trump’s Cruel and Erratic Immigration Policy Is Hurting Families And The Economy
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Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids, affecting workers in the agricultural and hospitality sectors (Washington Post).
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Less than 10% of immigrants taken into ICE custody since October had serious criminal convictions, internal data shows (CNN).
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Companies warn SEC that mass deportations pose serious business risk, highlighting economic concerns (Wired).