Timothy McBride
@mcbridetd.bsky.social
Health Policy & Health Econ Professor, WashU, School Public Health Co-Director Center for Advancing Health Services Policy&Economics Research). https://source.washu.edu/experts/timothy-mcbride/ Substack: https://timothymcbride.substack.com/ Views my own.
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social claps back at J.D. Vance: “Is that Peter Thiel's boy? With that Ohio charisma? The last thing that he said that made any sense was Hillbilly Elegy… after he said Trump had no business being president of anything, then decided to suck up to power.”
Michigan Democrats push for unity behind El-Sayed after bruising primary www.ms.now/news/michiga...
Michigan Democrats push for unity behind El-Sayed after bruising primary
With the Senate majority in play, the party is racing to reunite a coalition left fractured by the primary fight between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens.
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"Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David, where he demanded answers from Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options ... "Hegseth defended himself and blamed his deputy for the shortages ... "
Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.
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GDP growth for Q2 came in lower than expected this morning: 1.5% (vs. the 2.1% economists predicted). Growth has averaged 1.9% under Trump — lower than the 2.4% during Biden's last year and the 3% Trump's Treasury Secretary has promised to deliver by the end of the year.
Trump and Musk promised to shrink the deficit. Instead, it's projected to grow — to $2.5 trillion a year within a decade (in today's dollars).
Remember all of the services that the fed gov't use to provide to citizens before DOGE Food safety, cancer research, food, affordable health insurance, etc. He cut a lot in the name of waste, fraud & abuse But the deficit still went up Maybe his vanity projects should be cancelled as well
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4h agoTrump and Musk promised to shrink the deficit. Instead, it's projected to grow — to $2.5 trillion a year within a decade (in today's dollars).
Amendment 5 in Missouri failed badly. It lost 83-16. Not close, not regional — a rout. The governor’s top priority, backed by $17.2 million from donors who never had to identify themselves and it couldn’t even clear 20% missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/w...
What Tuesday's primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate • Missouri Independent
Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and the results resist a single storyline. Here's what's worth noticing.
missouriindependent.com
We’ve depleted our missiles. Trump was unaware. Hegseth thought his deputy told Trump. It’s partly why Trump had to call of his escalation against Iran. Other than that, everything’s fine: wapo.st/4hQVTF0
Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.
wapo.st
Bunny Dolls and Disturbing Allegations: Max Miller’s Strange CNN Interview www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b...
Bunny Dolls and Disturbing Allegations: Max Miller’s Strange CNN Interview
In a 23-minute appearance with the anchor Jake Tapper, the Ohio Republican made an unusual effort to rebut a multitude of allegations that have threatened his re-election bid.
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Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Mayor Says El-Sayed’s Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Mayor Says El-Sayed’s Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put “working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics.”
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Sens. Murkowski and Cassidy meet with Blanche to rescue attorney general nomination www.nbcnews.com/video/sens-m...
Sens. Murkowski and Cassidy meet with Blanche as attorney general vote remains uncertain
Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) met with acting attorney general Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in a basement hideaway room about his nomination to be attorney general. NBC News' ...
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Amendment 5 in Missouri failed badly. It lost 83-16. Not close, not regional — a rout. The governor’s top priority, backed by $17.2 million from donors who never had to identify themselves and it couldn’t even clear 20% missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/w...
What Tuesday's primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate • Missouri Independent
Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and the results resist a single storyline. Here's what's worth noticing.
missouriindependent.com
Brentwood police officer accused of using license plate readers to track ex-wife www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Brentwood police officer accused of using license plate readers to track ex-wife
A Brentwood police officer accused of using license-plate reading cameras to stalk his ex-wife violated city policies but did not commit a crime, authorities say.
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US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/r...
US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding • Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effe...
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Trump AG nominee tells faith leaders he’ll restrict abortion drug access missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/r...
Trump AG nominee tells faith leaders he'll take action to restrict abortion drug access • Missouri Independent
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro...
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The campaign seeking a public vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is asking a Cole County judge to do more than put the referendum on the November ballot — it wants the court to prohibit the state from using the map at all this fall. missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/r...
Referendum campaign asks court to block new Missouri map from November election • Missouri Independent
The campaign seeking a public vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is asking a Cole County judge to do more than put the referendum on the November ballot.
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"The content of Amendment 5 [in Missouri] was just awful and I think the voters saw through it" www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
After Missouri voters reject income tax plan, governor says he'll still work to cut taxes
The income tax phaseout was opposed by a whopping 83% of voters
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Cruelty: temporary protection orders terminated for hundreds of thousands of Haitians missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/r...
TPS for up to 350,000 Haitians officially ends as judge applies Supreme Court order • Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared ...
missouriindependent.com
Courts rule Trump administration can’t cancel $22B in climate grants missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/r...
Courts rule Trump administration can't cancel $22B in climate grants • Missouri Independent
Two courts this week dealt blows to the Trump administration’s attempts to withdraw clean energy and climate grants. A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency c...
missouriindependent.com
Kornacki: Abdul El-Sayed ‘really ran up the score’ with young voters in Michigan primary win www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
Kornacki: Abdul El-Sayed ‘really ran up the score’ with young voters in Michigan primary win
NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to break down how progressive candidates performed in Michigan and Missouri's primaries. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster and Bridget Bo...
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El-Sayed Got a Big Win for the Left. Can It Win Like This Nationally? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
El-Sayed Got a Big Win for the Left. Can It Win Like This Nationally?
It’s a victory for the new activist left, but it’s built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive among Democrats in other areas, particularly the South.
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Government watchdog still can’t identify who all worked for DOGE www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Government watchdog still can’t identify who all worked for DOGE
Over a year after Elon Musk left the government, it remains unclear who was in DOGE and if they understood ethics rules.
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El-Sayed gives progressives another victory www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
El-Sayed gives progressives another victory and a new challenge
In Michigan’s primaries, the most progressive candidates won out, extending their movement into the Rust Belt and setting up a major test in November.
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EPSTEIN UPDATE New Mexico AG sues Blanche and DOJ, accuses them of impeding state's Epstein probe www.nbcnews.com/video/new-me...
New Mexico AG sues Blanche and DOJ, accuses them of impeding state's Epstein probe
New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez is suing Todd Blanche and the Justice Department for blocking the state from gaining access to the unredacted Epstein files. Torres joins Hallie Jackson to expl...
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Reminder: only person in the country has blanket immunity from Being charged with FRAUD President Donald J Trump
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h agoJD Vance: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"
Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap www.axios.com/2026/08/05/t...
Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap
The incident comes as regulators work to improve safety in increasingly congested U.S. airspace, particularly around D.C.
axios.com
Lawsuit over Missouri’s congressional map could throw a wrench into midterms www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Lawsuit over Missouri’s congressional map could throw a wrench into midterms
If the court approves the request for a referendum, it could raise questions about whether Tuesday’s primary winners under the new map are the official nominees.
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Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) Won’t Seek Re-Election After Finding he Committed Sexual-Harassment www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Rep. Chuck Edwards Won’t Seek Re-Election After Sexual-Harassment Findings
The House Ethics Committee concluded the North Carolina Republican had made unwelcome sexual advances to female staffers.
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