Bill Scher
Politics Editor at Washington Monthly
Politics Editor for the Washington @Monthly. Also, contributor @politico @realclearnews, @DMZShow, When America Worked podcast. (Avi by @Jess_Sassenach.)
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1 week ago |
washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Sunday by CNN’s Jake Tapper about how the $625 billion of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would, according to a Congressional Budget Office [CBO] estimate, take away health insurance from 7.7 million people. Johnson replied with bald-faced lies, beginning with, “We are not cutting Medicaid in this package.” How could Johnson possibly turn $625 billion into $0?
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Bill Scher
21 unexpected heavy hitters to take on Trump and refresh the Democratic brand. Illustration by Bill Kuchman/POLITICO (source images via Getty Images and AP) Bill Scher is a contributing writer to Politico Magazine, the politics editor for the Washington Monthly and co-host of “The DMZ,” an online show and podcast with conservative writer Matt Lewis.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Bill Scher
Here’s who the party should tap to take on Trump and refresh the Democratic brand. Illustration by Bill Kuchman/POLITICO (source images via Getty Images and AP) Bill Scher is a contributing writer to Politico Magazine, the politics editor for the Washington Monthly and co-host of “The DMZ,” an online show and podcast with conservative writer Matt Lewis.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Bill Scher
As Democrats cast about for a strategy to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda, rebrand their party and take back power, Sen. Elissa Slotkin recently offered one intriguing idea: Build a shadow Cabinet. The shadow Cabinet, as envisioned by the Michigan Democrat in aninterview with POLITICO, could be composed of the ranking members of congressional committees who could then take the lead in challenging the Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher
“Don’t come back and send us a bill that’s going to ratchet up deficits. We can’t have that. And by the way, I think the overriding governing principle ought to be watch the bond markets.”That was Representative Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, speaking on CNBC shortly after voting for the One Big Beautiful Act bill, which will ratchet up deficits. As he spoke, producers juxtaposed a graphic showing bond rates going in the wrong direction.
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"The Congressional Budget Office Still Works" -- my @monthly look at the refreshing news that CBO is still producing honest numbers even if they don't help Trump pass his Big Beautiful Bill https://t.co/POPUjdjSup
"Lame Duck Watch: Congressional Leaders Snub Trump on Drug Prices" -- my latest for the Washington @monthly https://t.co/TDlMy6MsMc
“This Republican Just Cracked the Doors Open to Higher Taxes on the Wealthy (Or Did He?)” — my latest for @monthly https://t.co/SnTAwBqVI2