The Republican budget advances out of committee, Medicaid cuts may affect people on the ACA marketplace, SCOTUS decides to maintains their halt on North Texas AEA deportations, and SCOTUS considers ending temporary universal injunctions.

Seen on this episode:

The Republican budget advances - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-gop-works-bill-advance-trumps-agenda-back/story?id=121870988 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-budget-committee-rejects-trump-agenda-bill-major-setback-gop-lea-rcna207239 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/republican-tax-bill-trump.html 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/18/republicans-race-to-avoid-another-megabill-setback-00356424

https://www.newsweek.com/chip-roy-trump-big-bill-warning-scam-2073956 

https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/these-20-congressional-districts-would-see-massive-health-insurance-premium-increases-under-congressional-republicans-health-care-plans/

SCOTUS news - 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/several-supreme-court-justices-have-been-critical-of-nationwide-injunctions.html

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/politics/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-nationwide-injunctions-executive-order

https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-curtail-judges-powers-trump-2070841

https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how-the-5th-circuit-is-dismantling-democracy/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/supreme-court-alien-enemies-act-trump

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-maintains-temporary-block-trumps-alien-enemies/story?id=121889450

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/05/northwestern-legal-experts-on-scotus-oral-arguments-on-birthright-citizenship/