The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

More disapprove of how Trump is handling the federal government

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eight on-air correspondents and hosts were fired – all of them women, half of them people of color. A male correspondent was initially included on the layoff list but was removed after he appealed directly to Bari Weiss, leading to another female correspondent being added at the last minute

Exclusive: The U.S. government asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. Legal experts say the case could have consequences for Afghans the U.S. rescued and promised to support.

BASH: Even Hawley says you should move money around to feed people. Why not consider it?

JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it

Wednesday: @jaketapper.bsky.social says Gen Z is "gonna be a lot more conservative."

Also Wednesday: Trump gets a 20% approve / 75% disapprove rating among Americans age 18-29. (Via Economist/YouGov poll)

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JD Vance on the NY Post Pod Force One Podcast: "If you remember all of the migrants who came in from Haiti. You blink and eye and literally a third of your town is Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs."

I don't think people properly appreciate just how badly Trump/Johnson have had to screw this up to achieve these results.

JD Vance: "The suffering is going to get a lot worse."

“I think most people are going to say, OK, I had a great deal during COVID,” said Club For Growth President David McIntosh. “But now it’s back to business as usual, and I should be paying for health care.”

JD Vance lies shamelessly: "We're inheriting a healthcare system that has suffered some real problems under the Biden administration. Because of that, you're seeing health insurance premiums skyrocket."

BASH: Even Hawley says you should move money around to feed people. Why not consider it?

JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it