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Thursday, August 15, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  As Gaza Death Toll Tops 40,000, Congress Urged to Block New Weapons to Israel "U.S. arms transfers to Israel have fueled unimaginable suffering in Gaza, including staggering levels of civilian harm," said one embargo advocate. By Brett Wilkins Harris Applauded for Proposing First-Ever Ban on Corporate Price Gouging "It's wonderful to see the vice president unleash a suite of policy proposals to crack down on these cheaters and protect Americans' pocketbooks," said one advocate. By Julia Conley Project 2025's Plan to Kill Medicare Via Default Enrollments in For-Profit Alternative "If implemented, Project 2025 would lead to a multibillion-dollar annual giveaway to corporations at the expense of Medicare enrollees and taxpayers," warns a new Center for American Progress report. By Brett Wilkins In Undercover Video, Project 2025 Architect Says Trump Is 'Very Supportive of What We Do' A watchdog group secretly recorded Russell Vought, a former Trump administration official, explaining his plan to get confidential Project 2025 plans into the Republican nominee's hands if he wins in November. By Jake Johnson 'New Era of Affordability': Historic Medicare Negotiations Slash Drug Prices "At last and over Big Pharma's pernicious, hand-wringing opposition, Medicare has negotiated drug prices, promising long-overdue savings for American taxpayers," said one advocate. By Julia Conley Over 1,000 Disaster Survivors Demand DOJ Probe Into Big Oil Climate Crimes "Survivors of climate crimes deserve justice no less than the victims of homicide, arson, assault and battery, armed robbery, and other felonies." By Edward Carver

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