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Podcast · 147 episodes

The Opinions, page 7

by The New York Times Opinion · English

You've heard the news, here's what to make of it.

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The G.O.P. Fought for This Bill. When Trump’s Cuts Came? Silence.The podcast argues that during Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Education ended about $1 billion in school-based mental health funding that Republicans helped create after the Uvalde…8 Jul 2025 · 24 min · 15 chapters
U.S.A.I.D. Might Be Dead, but the Waste Is Alive and WellNicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID cuts (attributed to Trump and Elon Musk) wastes donated medicines and causes preventable deaths in Sierra Leone and Liberia, while also harming U.S.2 Jul 2025 · 9 min · 4 chapters
Trump May Get His ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but the G.O.P. Will Pay a PriceA New York Times Opinion discussion of President Trump’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill,” arguing it will likely pass but is a “Big Bad Budget Busting Bill” that cuts Medicaid/health care for millions…1 Jul 2025 · 27 min · 10 chapters