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July 2, 3:59 PM
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House Republican snaps with curse-laden retort over party's Trump loyalty - Raw Story

House Republican snaps with curse-laden retort over party's Trump loyalty - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) pushed back hard Wednesday on the notion that Republicans always caved to President Donald Trump’s demands amid mounting pressure from the White House for House Republicans to fall in line in supporting the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

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July 2, 3:54 PM
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'Deliberately lying': Trump hammered over 'horrible' new trade deal - Raw Story

'Deliberately lying': Trump hammered over 'horrible' new trade deal - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

President Donald Trump announced his second trade deal as part of his "90 Deals in 90 Days" marathon, and this one is with Vietnam. For political analysts, however, the deal doesn't look as good as Trump boasts. 

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July 1, 10:58 PM
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'Resentment and detachment': Young men who elected Trump 'are turning against him' - AlterNet

'Resentment and detachment': Young men who elected Trump 'are turning against him' - AlterNet | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Younger male voters who helped put President Donald Trump back in the White House were realizing their epic blunder only four months into the president’s second term, says one surveyor.

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July 1, 10:47 PM
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'Massive blow': Analyst reveals how Trump's budget bill would hurt his base the most - AlterNet

'Massive blow': Analyst reveals how Trump's budget bill would hurt his base the most - AlterNet | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

As Republican lawmakers near final approval of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” experts warn that his core supporters will feel its impact most acutely. 

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July 1, 7:58 PM
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Fed chair blames Trump for interest rates: 'Consequence of the tariffs' - Raw Story

Fed chair blames Trump for interest rates: 'Consequence of the tariffs' - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at a Tuesday forum that the Federal Reserve would likely have lowered interest rates if not for President Donald Trump’s announcement of extreme tariffs. 

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July 1, 6:03 PM
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'Abomination!' Outrage hits senators as they pass bill in razor-thin vote - Raw Story

'Abomination!' Outrage hits senators as they pass bill in razor-thin vote - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

After Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to allow Donald Trump's megabill to pass the Senate Tuesday, opponents took to social media to warn the House that it was up to them to stave off impending disaster for lower-income Americans. 

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July 1, 5:44 PM
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Republicans aren't just 'cooking the books' — they're 'torching' them: analysis - Raw Story

Republicans aren't just 'cooking the books' — they're 'torching' them: analysis - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Senate Republicans managed to narrowly pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to extend tax cuts for the wealthy, beef up immigration enforcement, and slash Medicaid, food assistance, and green energy credits...

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July 1, 5:29 PM
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'Swamp politics': Murkowski called out by ex-RNC spokesperson for bill betrayal - Raw Story

'Swamp politics': Murkowski called out by ex-RNC spokesperson for bill betrayal - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is being bashed for "swamp-style politics" after voting in support of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill." The Senate was split 50-50 on the measure, handing Vice President JD Vance the tie-breaking vote...

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July 1, 5:14 PM
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'Go out with a bang': Thom Tillis' local newspaper urges bitter fight with Trump - Raw Story

'Go out with a bang': Thom Tillis' local newspaper urges bitter fight with Trump - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Amid a bruising fight with his party over the direction of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" on tax cuts, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced this week he won't seek re-election, opening up what was already one of the GOP's most vulnerable seats on the map for 2026. 

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June 30, 11:11 PM
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'Not acceptable': Another MAGA senator turns on Trump's megabill - Raw Story

'Not acceptable': Another MAGA senator turns on Trump's megabill - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Another GOP senator no longer supports President Donald Trump's megabill, putting the legislation on thin ice as lawmakers try to meet Trump's July 4 deadline to pass the bill. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said she can't support the legislation after negotiations on AI regulations fell through.

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June 30, 6:20 PM
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'Get a job!' Republican wrangles with CNN host over Medicaid cuts - Raw Story

'Get a job!' Republican wrangles with CNN host over Medicaid cuts - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) claimed Monday that he believed President Donald Trump's spending bill would ultimately pass once it heads back to the House, and that it will include an 80-hour-a-month work requirement for Medicaid recipients.

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June 30, 6:15 PM
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'We’d lose everything': Voters in Trump states fear financial devastation from Medicaid cuts - AlterNet

'We’d lose everything': Voters in Trump states fear financial devastation from Medicaid cuts - AlterNet | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

President Donald Trump and many of his loyalists are insisting that the draconian Medicaid cuts in his "big, beautiful bill" are strictly designed to combat "waste, fraud and abuse" and won't hurt Americans who genuinely need help paying for health care. 

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June 30, 6:10 PM
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'Hate hate hate': Trump plan reportedly reaches 'history books' for unpopularity - Raw Story

'Hate hate hate': Trump plan reportedly reaches 'history books' for unpopularity - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

President Donald Trump's signature legislative initiative has reportedly reached the "history books" for how unpopular it is.

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July 2, 3:56 PM
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'Republicans are stuck': GOP leadership scrambles to rescue Trump's bill - Raw Story

'Republicans are stuck': GOP leadership scrambles to rescue Trump's bill - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

House Republicans are trying to move to the final vote to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to extend tax breaks for the wealthy and cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, food assistance, and green energy subsidies — but as of Wednesday afternoon, they're stuck...

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July 1, 11:01 PM
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Big Horrible Budget Bill Still Going To Kill Countless American Jobs - CleanTechnica.com

Big Horrible Budget Bill Still Going To Kill Countless American Jobs - CleanTechnica.com | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Republicans in the Senate have done what everyone (er … almost everyone) could have predicted. They have passed a huge budget bill that will blow up the US deficit by providing massive tax cuts to billionaires and massive corporations while cutting policies that actually support the US economy and...

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July 1, 10:54 PM
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GOP 'going to suffer': Senate Republicans slammed after Trump bill narrowly passes - AlterNet

GOP 'going to suffer': Senate Republicans slammed after Trump bill narrowly passes - AlterNet | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

On Tuesday, July 1, President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" was narrowly passed by the U.S. Senate. Senate Democrats and their allies, including independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, universally voted against the bill along with three Republicans: North Carolina's Thom Tillis, Maine's Susan Collins and Kentucky's Rand Paul. 

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July 1, 10:38 PM
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Major beers see sales nosedive as Hispanic shoppers cut back fearing Trump - Raw Story

Major beers see sales nosedive as Hispanic shoppers cut back fearing Trump - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Constellation Brands, the U.S. importer of Modelo and Corona brand beers, is seeing a decline in profit and sales that appears to be caused by Hispanic shoppers cutting back from public life in general, reported the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday evening.

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July 1, 7:56 PM
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'You know it's terrible': Shaming of Murkowski after bill vote is relentless - Raw Story

'You know it's terrible': Shaming of Murkowski after bill vote is relentless - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

By the thinnest possible margin, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to pass a budget that includes the largest cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance in U.S. history while giving trillions of dollars of tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.

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July 1, 5:50 PM
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'Awful process': Murkowski bemoans 'frantic' megabill rush after voting for it - Raw Story

'Awful process': Murkowski bemoans 'frantic' megabill rush after voting for it - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took to X to talk about how difficult it has been to support the 2026 Republican budget bill. Murkowski was effectively a deciding swing vote that got the GOP to 50 votes, allowing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote. 

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July 1, 5:35 PM
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'Where have you been?' GOP senator mocked for backing bill she called unfinished - Raw Story

'Where have you been?' GOP senator mocked for backing bill she called unfinished - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) railed against his colleague Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Tuesday after the Alaskan senator called President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package “not there yet,” despite voting to approve it in the Senate moments earlier.

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July 1, 5:24 PM
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Senate passes Trump's 'big beautiful bill' - Raw Story

Senate passes Trump's 'big beautiful bill' - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

The U.S. Senate passed its final version of President Donald Trump's 2026 budget legislation that has become known as the "big, beautiful bill." 

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June 30, 11:14 PM
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'Bad case of short-term thinking': WSJ editorial slams Trump's new 'pardon' - Raw Story

'Bad case of short-term thinking': WSJ editorial slams Trump's new 'pardon' - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board issued a forceful rebuke of Donald Trump in a Monday opinion piece, where it slammed the president’s call to cancel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing criminal trial. “Trump tries to issue a pardon—in Israel,”...

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June 30, 6:36 PM
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Kristi Noem secretly took 'disturbing' $80K payment from mystery donor - Raw Story

Kristi Noem secretly took 'disturbing' $80K payment from mystery donor - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show.

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June 30, 6:16 PM
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GOP senator suggests health care should be stripped from 35 million Americans - Raw Story

GOP senator suggests health care should be stripped from 35 million Americans - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) argued that at least 35 million Medicaid recipients should lose their health care coverage.

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June 30, 6:12 PM
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Supreme Court takes up JD Vance effort to lift limits on political spending - Raw Story

Supreme Court takes up JD Vance effort to lift limits on political spending - Raw Story | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

A 2022 lawsuit from Republicans including former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) — now the vice president — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate key campaign finance laws, claiming they restrict his free speech. 

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