TOP NEWS: New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Proposed Trillions in Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

 

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October 25, 2023 Top News Summer Lee Says It's Time to End Era of 'Money for Wars But Not Food for the Poor' "Now is the time to prioritize peace and the safety of all children and all people in the world," the Pennsylvania congresswoman asserted. Brett Wilkins With 50,000 Pregnant People in Gaza, Child Advocates and Birth Workers Call for Cease-Fire One doctor who received dozens of calls from pregnant women unable to reach health centers warned that "the lack of access to healthcare and treatment puts their lives in danger and may lead to death." Julia Conley New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Proposed Trillions in Cuts to Social Security and Medicare "Now that Johnson is speaker, he will do what the Republicans never stop doing—everything in their power to cut our Social Security and Medicare, by hook, crook, or commission." Jake Johnson House Speaker Mike Johnson Proves 'MAGA Is Ascendant,' Declares Matt Gaetz The Louisiana congressman has been called "the most important architect" of a scheme inside the House to provide cover for Republicans trying to overturn the election results in 2020. Jessica Corbett Oxfam Accuses Israel of 'Using Starvation as Weapon of War' in Gaza "Millions of civilians are being collectively punished in full view of the world," said Oxfam International's regional Middle East director. Jake Johnson Earth on Brink of Tipping Points That Could 'Destroy Very Systems Our Life Depends On': Report "As we approach these tipping points, we will already begin to experience the impacts," warned the lead author of the new study. "Once, crossed it will be difficult to go back." Jake Johnson

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