As Republicans slash healthcare, older Americans are pushing back
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As Republicans slash healthcare, older Americans are pushing back
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Published
July 23, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
Trump has repeatedly vowed to defend these landmark safety-net programs. It was another lie
Benefits that many low-income older Americans rely on are facing substantial reductions
If the continued goal is winning, the GOP’s focus has to be on our most dependable voters in the midterm electorate: our seniors.
In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young and the…
A group of Democratic lawmakers pushed President Donald Trump on whether he would veto legislation that cuts Social Security.
A former Trump health adviser says many Republicans now see simply extending the status quo subsidies as "very destructive."
