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Month: May 2026

Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms

Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms
May 12, 2026

In the midst of a court battle over whether to continue to allow access by mail to the medication abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers have claimed that 10% or more of women who take the drug have serious side effects. A 2025 report from an anti-abortion group that put forward the figure has been criticized by reproductive health researchers for methodological issues and a lack of transparency about its data source.

Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid

Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
May 6, 2026

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion over a decade. But in a series of congressional hearings last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misleadingly claimed that “there are no cuts to Medicaid” as a result of that 2025 law.

Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War

Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War
May 4, 2026

An ad attacking Sen. Susan Collins in Maine claimed that she voted “to raise healthcare costs and raise insurance premiums,” as well as give President Donald Trump “a blank check for his war in Iran.” But neither claim fully explains Collins’ more nuanced position on those issues.