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Stories to Amplify — May 15, 2025

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🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • Retail sales slow sharply in April as pre-tariff spending burst reverses, economists report (Yahoo Finance).

  • US spring homebuying season has its weakest start in five years, indicating housing market struggles (Bloomberg).

  • Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs, impacting everyday consumer goods (CNN).

📋 Trump’s Spending Bill: Tax Cuts For The Rich, Health Care And Food Snatched From Americans Who Need It

  • Republicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda, despite widespread opposition (The Hill).

🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe

  • NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms, raising concerns about weather emergency readiness (Washington Post).

📊 Public Opinion

  • New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House, according to latest survey data (Strength in Numbers).