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Checking the Math on White House, GOP Claims About ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Checking the Math on White House, GOP Claims About ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Multiple independent analyses say the recently passed House reconciliation bill  — even with its deep spending cuts in some areas — would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit over 10 years. Those analyses contradict Republican lawmakers who have downplayed the net cost of the bill and White House claims that it wouldn’t increase the deficit at all.

Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza

Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza

President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza. The contractor identified by the State Department said it has not used U.S. aid “to procure or distribute condoms.”