How Medicaid work requirements have failed before

医疗保险福利工作要求为何之前屡屡失败

Apple News Today

2025-06-30

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Republicans are grappling with their big tax-and-spending bill, which the independent Congressional Budget Office estimates will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. As they debate Medicaid cuts and work requirements at the federal level, Jeanne Whalen with the Wall Street Journal explains why Medicaid work requirements at the state level have not worked out. Following the Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship, Politico reporter and former prosecutor Ankush Khardori tells us what comes next. Florida is seizing Everglades land with plans to open a migrant-detention center in a swamp as soon as the first week of July. Ana Ceballos with the Miami Herald has more. Plus, what to know about the ambush attack on Idaho firefighters, the U.N.’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and Beyoncé’s scare during her hometown Texas show. Today’s show was hosted by Shumita Basu./p?
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  • Good morning. It's Monday, June 30th.

  • I'm Shamita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show, the fallout from the Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship.

  • Florida gets to work on a detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.

  • And Beyonce was left dangling midair during a stadium show when her flying car malfunctioned.

  • But first, the latest on the Republican tax and spending bill.

  • The Senate narrowly voted to advance it on Saturday night by 51 to 49 votes.

  • That led to Senate Democrats insisting on reading the entirety of the 940-page bill on the Senate floor,

  • a marathon effort that spanned through the night and into Sunday afternoon before giving way to debate.

  • All this comes as there's still significant discord over the bill's proposals,

  • even among some Republicans.

  • Over the weekend,

  • the Independent Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

  • Only two Republican senators voted against the bill, Rand Paul of Kentucky,

  • who said he was concerned about the national debt,

  • and Tom Tillis of North Carolina,

  • who cited concerns over the loss of funding for his constituents.

  • After Trump made it clear that he would back a primary challenger to push Tillis out,

  • Tillis announced his decision to not seek reelection,