Politics Chat, July 30, 2026

Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: 19th-century political biography collecting, Medicare and Medicaid anniversary, Medicare Part D subsidy elimination, Medicaid payment withholding to states, One Big Beautiful Bill Act Medicaid cuts, Medicare Advantage privatization, Iran war, Strait of Hormuz control, munitions shortages, State Department Africa map error, International Criminal Court targeting, Caribbean and eastern Pacific boat strikes, attorney general confirmation, Justice Department non-prosecution deal, Epstein files litigation, billionaire midterm spending, SAVE Act, mail-in voting Supreme Court challenge, Medicaid-for-children proposal.

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