Pirates rookie Mike Burrows shuts down Astros to pick up first win as a starter in 3-0 victory

Pirates rookie Mike Burrows shuts down Astros to pick up first win as a starter in 3-0 victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Mike Burrows held Houston in check into the sixth inning to pick up the first victory of his career as a starter as the Pirates topped the Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night. Burrows (1-1), whose rise through the Pirates system was slowed by Tommy John surgery in 2023, allowed five hits and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander took a significant step forward after giving up eight runs in 8 1/3 innings across his first two starts since being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis. David Bednar worked the ninth for his seventh save. Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz had two hits apiece for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game skid. Andrew McCutchen and Isiah Kiner-Falefa both drove in runs against Houston starter Ryan Gusto (3-3) in the second inning to give Burrows all the offense he would need. Jeremy Peña had two of Houston's seven hits as the Astros lost for just the third time in their last 10 games. Gusto, who has split time between the bullpen and the starting rotation, labored through 4 1/3 innings. He needed 83 pitches to record 13 outs and was pulled with two on and one out in the fifth. Gusto allowed three runs on eight hits, with two walks and three strikeouts. The right-hander is 0-2 with an 8.22 ERA in his last six appearances. Key moment Houston's biggest threat came in the sixth when a double by Pena and a walk to Jose Altuve put two on with one out. Pirates reliever Chase Shugart retired the next two hitters, with third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes making a nice play on a grounder by Yainer Diaz to end the threat. Key stat 11-13: Pittsburgh's record since Don Kellyreplaced Derek Sheltonas manager on May 8. Up next The interleague series wraps up on Thursday. Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.12 ERA) gets the start for Houston against Pittsburgh veteran Mitch Keller (1-7, 3.73). ___ This story has been corrected to note that this is Burrows' first victory as a starter. He had a victory in relief in 2024. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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June 04, 2025

Pirates rookie Mike Burrows shuts down Astros to pick up first win as a starter in 3-0 victory

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NBA Finals 2025: Thunder are quite aware of chance at immortality, but are more focused on Game 1

NBA Finals 2025: Thunder are quite aware of chance at immortality, but are more focused on Game 1

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA Finals feel like new blood, and new blood usually means an unpredictable series, butthe Oklahoma City Thunder are overwhelming favoritesover the Indiana Pacers. Pick a metric. Whether it's the 68 regular-season wins that put them in hallowed territory or the all-time net rating, the Thunder are four wins from putting together one ofthe more complete and dominant seasons in NBA history. [NBA Finals preview: Pacers-Thunder key matchups, schedule, X-factors and prediction] It's not that the Indiana Pacers are some slouches. These two are the best teams in the NBA since Jan. 1 — but there appears to be such a gap between them, it must be acknowledged. "They're historically great on both sides of the ball," Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said. "They have the MVP. I mean, there's so many different things that you could go up and down the list of why they are so great and what they do, and why they're such a great team." Last year's Boston Celtics broke the math, and it was easy to see. They took the most 3s and knew you couldn't keep up. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were seasoned and hardened through the fire of playoff failure, supplemented by so many veterans that the romp through last season and the postseason almost felt ordained. These Thunder don't overwhelm you in that way, but the power is unrelenting. The Thunder defense is as close to dominant as any team the league has produced in this millennium, and as Haliburton mentioned, the Thunder employ the NBA's Most Valuable Player in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Having been off for nearly a week, time could've allowed the Thunder to reflect on how great they've been to this point. "Honestly, not really. I've been so focused on Game 1," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Being the best version of myself for this group and trying to make sure we're clicking on all cylinders on the biggest stage for our careers, that's been the front of my mind." Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned he tries to take his mind off basketball during his idle time, so he's not inundated with thoughts and information and attention. "That's all I'm really worried about, when I do worry about basketball," he said. "I haven't taken the time to look back, see all the things we've done. But I will when it's all over, for sure." Haliburton's words aren't mere platitudes, it just feels like he acknowledges how the series is viewed from 30,000 feet. "We know the odds are stacked against us, but you know, it is what it is," Haliburton said. "We want to be here. We want to play against the best, and this is the best. So we're looking forward to challenges." The Pacers knocked off the favored New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, and before that, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. This isn't new, the public viewing the Pacers as the lesser team for the third straight round. "I think we focus on ourselves," Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said. "I think I don't think we expect anyone to pick us up. And that's been like that the whole playoffs. It's been like that the whole season. So I think for us, nothing really changes. It's always been us against anyone, so it doesn't change." But these Thunder are different. They have basically the same odds to win it all as the 1986 Boston Celtics and 2004 Los Angeles Lakers as betting favorites, two totally different squads. The Celtics were arguably the best of the Larry Bird-led teams, as he won the last of three straight MVPs, and they waxed the Houston Rockets in six games. The 2004 Lakers were a drama-filled mess, and yet most believed they would run over the Detroit Pistons. Instead, it was a five-game win by Detroit — and the Lakers were lucky to win one. Oklahoma City doesn't fit either bill, but the dominance is closer to the Celtics — it's just those Celtics had been champions twice over by that point. These Thunder are still searching for their first title since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008-09. Thunder forward Jalen Williams can't recall exactly when, but he believes it was midseason when he realized the type of run this team was on. Again, they were the top seed in the West last season, tied with the Denver Nuggets for 57 wins, but this year has been an all-around thrashing of the competition. "Not having bigs, Hart and Chet were out the majority of [this] season," Williams said, remarking of a stretch when starting center Isaiah Hartenstein had missed time early in the season and a few games around January, along with Chet Holmgren missing significant time with a hip injury from November to early February. Yet, they were 40-9. "I think for us to be as successful as we were during that. I think was a big moment for us. "But at the same time, it's a very, like, weird position you get put in because you want to ... you want to look back at the regular season, but you really don't get any regular-season awards. I think just the playoffs come up so fast, you can't really look back at it." Williams has elevated to being an All-NBA third-teamer as well as a second-team defender. His growth has raised the ceiling to something immeasurable in a short period of time. Even he can't fully chart his own growth — well, he can in a way, attributing so much of this to a growth spurt in college that took him from being a guard to a wing. Going from 6-foot-1 to 6-6 means one has the best of both worlds. He can defend his position or switch onto guards without much trouble — and he's always been used to defending bigger players, so the added height was a bonus. "So I was short for a long time," Williams said. "Obviously, the taller you are, you can guard more positions. I think I was in a really good position where, as a rookie, I was able to do like, trial and error and do a bunch of stuff like that. "So when I get to these moments now, I've had more years under my belt. So I learned how to guard bigger guys, learn how to guard smaller guards." Haliburton isn't exactly small, but he'll see Williams and his bag of tricks at some point this series. "If we're gonna win a championship, I don't wanna win any other way," Haliburton said. "I don't wanna go around or go over. I wanna go through the best team. They're well-coached. There's no shortcuts with this team."

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June 04, 2025

NBA Finals 2025: Thunder are quite aware of chance at immortality, but are more focused on Game 1

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Senate Democrats' campaign chief says 'every state's on the table' in fight for majority

Senate Democrats' campaign chief says 'every state's on the table' in fight for majority

Democrats will have to win some red states if they have any hope of taking control of the Senate next year, and the senator tasked with leading that effort believes President Donald Trump has given them an opening after he won those states easily months ago. "I look at the map, and every state's on the table because of this growing backlash that President Trump's decisions have created, with his cuts to Medicaid and his unwillingness to address affordability issues," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told NBC News in an interview at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters on Wednesday. Gillibrand also said she isn't ruling out taking sides in Democratic primaries as her party looks to net four Senate seats to take control of the chamber, saying that she is "definitely not ruling out anything in any state." "We're going to look at every state on a case-by-case basis and make our assessment as to who's the best candidate in that state, and then make decisions based on that," Gillibrand said. Democrats' ripest targets in 2026 are GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, which Trump lost by nearly 7 percentage points in November, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, which Trump won by 3 points. Both incumbents are battle-tested, winning contested races in their last cycles on the ballot. Former Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel has already launched a run in North Carolina, while former House staffer Jordan Wood is running in Maine. But Democrats are still eyeing Maine Gov. Janet Mills and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper aspossible recruits. While Cooper is weighing a run, Mills has not exactly sounded enthusiastic about challenging Collins,telling the Maine Trust for Local Newsin April, "I'm not planning to run for anything. Things change week to week, month to month, but at this moment I'm not planning to run for another office." Asked if it has been difficult to recruit against Collins, who has a record of winning tough races, including victory in 2020 even as Trump lost Maine decisively, Gillibrand said negative reaction to Trump's policies is "changing the thinking of a lot of potential candidates." "So I am certain we will have formidable candidates in North Carolina and Maine because of this growing backlash that President Trump has created," Gillibrand said. Even if Democrats win those two states, and hold on to their current seats in other battlegrounds, they would still need to flip two additional Senate seats in states Trump won by double digits last year to get to a majority. That could mean targeting ruby red states like Texas, Iowa, Alaska, South Carolina and others. Democrats do not currently hold a single Senate seat in the 24 states that Trump carried in all three of his presidential runs, after several red-state losses in 2024. And Trump won each of those states by double digits last year. Gillibrand said the "magic formula" for Democratic success involves a combination of "deep Republican backlash" to Trump and some of his policies, like slashing social safety net programs and imposing steep tariffs, and "extraordinarily strong candidates who represent their states well," as well as boosts from the DSCC to help those candidates build up their campaigns. Contested Democratic primaries are already taking shape in Iowa, where GOP Sen. Joni Ernst is up for re-election, as well as in competitive states where Democrats are defending open seats, including Michigan and Minnesota. Ernsthas also been in the spotlightfor responding to a constituent at a town hall who suggested the House Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts could cause people to die and saying, "Well, we all are going to die." Asked if such comments give Democrats a better shot at defeating Ernst next year, Gillibrand said Ernst's remarks exemplify Trump's "very callous approach towards health care, cutting seniors, cutting people with disabilities, children, pregnant women and veterans off of their Medicaid." Gillibrand said those cuts are creating "a significant backlash that certainly puts a state like Iowa in play" along with "many other red states around the country." Democrats, meanwhile, are going to be focused on "commonsense, kitchen table issues" of affordability and public safety, Gillibrand said. The New York Democrat argued those were winning messages for successful candidates in her home state last year, where she led a coordinated campaign with Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to boost Democratic House candidates. Democrats flipped three GOP-held House seats in New York even as Trump made gains throughout the state. Trump ultimately lost New York but improved on his 2020 election margin by 11 points, which was the biggest swing toward Trump of any state in the country. Republicans are looking to capitalize on Trump's gains as they target Hochul in her re-election run next year, as well as other House Democrats. (Gillibrand said she is supporting Hochul for re-election as she facesa primary challengefrom Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.) Republicans are also looking to reprise attacks on Democrats over whether transgender women should be allowed to compete in female sports. One Nation, a nonprofit tied to the GOP super PAC Senate Leadership Fund,already launched an attackon the issue against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia. Ossoff represents one of two states, along with Michigan, that Democrats are defending that Trump also carried last year. "Each candidate will address it as they see fit," Gillibrand said when asked how Democrats should respond to those attacks. Gillibrand said she is "very optimistic that Sen. Ossoff will not only win his race, but show rest of the country, you know, who he is and what Democrats stand for."

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June 04, 2025

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Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing theVoice of Americahas outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81. The Voice of America, which has delivered news to countries all over the world for the better part of a century, has been largely silent for two months following an executive order by PresidentDonald Trump. He believes Voice of America, and similar organizations like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, have reported with a liberal bias. Most of VOA's employees have been on administrative leave since mid-March amid reports that layoff notices were forthcoming. Kari Lake, who has been overseeing the U.S. Agency for Global Media for Trump, outlined planned employment changes in a letter Tuesday to U.S. Sen. James Risch that was obtained by The Associated Press. Lake said Trump had directed the agency "to reduce the performance of its statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law." Some VOA employees are fighting for the organization's survival in court, and one of them — White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara — said Wednesday that it was absurd to think the staff could be cut to the levels Lake is suggesting. "You can't make staff this size produce content for a global audience of 360 million weekly," Widakuswara said. "It's comical if it weren't so tragic. We're not just losing our jobs and journalism, we are abdicating our voice and influence in the world." In April, afederal judge ruledthat the administration illegally shut down VOA. But an appellate panel later said that a lower courtdid not have the authorityto order that employees be brought back to work, keeping the agency in limbo. In court papers filed last week, lawyers for Widakuswara and fellow plaintiffs said the administration made a cursory attempt to indicate that VOA was operational by broadcasting five minutes of content to three provinces in Afghanistan on May 27. The Washington-area building where Voice of America has been operating has been put up for sale, while a lease has been canceled for a new building that the news operation was to move into, the court papers said. Lake's letter says the administration wants to keep 33 jobs overseen by her agency that broadcasts news to Cuba, along with two positions each to provide services to China and Afghanistan and in Farsi, the official language of Iran. Lakeannounced last monththat the pro-Trump news outlet One America News Network had agreed to provide a feed of its newscasts to VOA and other state-run services that broadcast in other countries. It's not clear whether any OAN feeds have been used yet. ___ Bauder reported from New York.

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Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

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Why Rory McIlroy was 'annoyed' by PGA Championship failed driver test, skipped media

Why Rory McIlroy was 'annoyed' by PGA Championship failed driver test, skipped media

Rory McIlroyfinally talked about why he wasn't talking. The 2025 Masters winnerspoke for the first time Wednesday abouthis failed driver test at last month's PGA Championshipand defended his decision to skip speaking with reporters throughout the major tournament. McIlroy said during a pre-tournament news conference at thePGA Tour's RBC Canadian Openoutside Toronto that part of his silence was due to being "pretty annoyed" only his failed driver test was leaked to the public and not also Scottie Scheffler,according to Golfweek. Scheffler later revealed he also wasruled to have had a non-conforming driverduring PGA Championship week. "I was a little pissed off because I knew that Scottie's driver had failed on Monday, but my name was the one that was leaked. It was supposed to stay confidential. Two members of the media were the ones that leaked it," McIlroy said. "I didn't want to get up there and say something that I regretted, either, because there's a lot of people that — I'm trying to protect Scottie. I don't want to mention his name. I'm trying to protect TaylorMade. I'm trying to protect the USGA, PGA of America, myself. I just didn't want to get up there and say something that I regretted at the time. With Scottie's stuff, that's not my information to share. I knew that that had happened, but that's not on me to share that, and I felt that process is supposed to be kept confidential, and it wasn't for whatever reason. That's why I was pretty annoyed at that." 2025 RBC CANADIAN OPEN:Predictions, odds, sleeper picks McIlroy had a disappointing showing at the 2025 PGA Championship on the heels of becoming justthe sixth golfer in history to complete the sport's career grand slam. He finished in a tie for 47th (+3) and was never in contention after shooting a 74 in the first round. The RBC Canadian Open,which begins with first-round action on Thursday, is McIlroy's first PGA Tour event since the PGA Championship. But it was McIlroy's cold shoulder to reporters throughout the second major of the year that became as much the story as his performance. In explaining why he chose to do that, McIlroy called the PGA Championship "a bit of a weird week." He played poorly and wanted to practice after the first round, rather than speak with reporters. The second day of the tournament ended late and he wanted to get back to see his daughter, Poppy, before she went to bed. His tee time on Saturday got delayed from the morning to the afternoon and he felt too tired to speak with reporters afterwards. "Then Sunday, I just wanted to get on the plane and go back to Florida," McIlroy said. "From a responsibility standpoint, look, I understand, but if we all wanted to, we could all bypass you guys ... and we could go on social media and we could talk about our round and do it our own way," McIlroy added, addressing reporters and the PGA Tour media policy. "We understand that that's not ideal for you guys and there's a bigger dynamic at play here, and I talk to you guys and I talk to the media a lot." "I think there should be an understanding that this is a two-way street," he continued, "and as much as we need to speak to you guys, we understand the benefit that comes from you being here and giving us the platform and everything else. So I understand that. But again, I've been beating this drum for a long time. If they want to make it mandatory, that's fine, but in our rules it says that it's not, and until the day that that's maybe written into the regulations, you're going to have guys skip from time to time, and that's well within our rights." McIlroy also declined to speak with reporters after he blew a late lead with bogeys on three of the final four holesat the 2024 U.S. Open. His silence at the PGA Championship comes aftera similar discussion emerged when Collin Morikawa declined to hold a session with reportersafter he finished in second place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. ThoughMorikawa took criticism from golfers-turned-commentators like Brandel Chamblee and Rocco Mediate, McIlroy came to his defense. McIlroy is slated to play inthe 2025 U.S. Openat Oakmont Country Club beginning June 12 after his appearance at the RBC Canadian Open this week. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Rory McIlroy on silence, failed driver test at PGA Championship

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June 04, 2025

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Trump's support of Rose among the voices Manfred listened to in ruling MLB ban ended with death

Trump's support of Rose among the voices Manfred listened to in ruling MLB ban ended with death

NEW YORK (AP) —President Donald Trump's support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by the sport ended with death, which allows the career hits leader to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Manfred announcedthe new interpretation on May 13,a decision that allows Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to be considered for a Hall committee vote in December 2027. "The president was one of a number of voices that was supportive of the idea that this was the right decision," Manfred said Wednesday during a news conference at an owners meeting. "Obviously, I have respect for the office and the advice that he gave I paid attention to, but I had a lot of other people that were weighing in on the topic, as well." Rose and then-Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti agreed to a permanent ban in August 1989 after an investigation commissioned by MLB concluded Rose repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager for the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule. The Hall of Fame in 1991 decided people on the permanent banned list were ineligible for consideration. "Those who really think about the reasons that I did it think that it is the right decision, and other people I think largely get confused with whether he's going to be in the Hall of Fame or not and maybe don't think that was so good," Manfred said. Robot umpires Computer technology to appeal ball/strike calls could be in place for the 2026 regular season. Manfred said use of theAutomated Ball-Strike Systemwas likely to be considered by the 11-man competition committee, which includes six management representatives. During aspring training experiment in 288 games, teams were successful on 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges using theAutomated Ball-Strike System. "I do think that we're going to pursue the possibility of change in that process and we'll see what comes out at the end of that," he said. "The teams are really positive about ABS. I do have that unscientific system that I use: my email traffic. And my distinct impression is that using ABS in spring training has made people more prone to complain of balls and strike calls via email to me referencing the need for ABS." An experiment witha technology system to challenge checked-swing callsstarted in the Class A Florida State League on May 20. That is not under consideration for MLB use in 2026. "I think we've got to get over the hump in terms of either doing ABS or not doing it before you'd get into the complication of a separate kind of challenge," Manfred said. Baseball in 2028 Olympics Baseball is returning to the Olympics in 2028 after being played from 1992 to 2008 and then in 2021. MLB is considering whether to allow big league players to be used at the 2028 Games. It did not allow players on 40-man rosters to participate in the 2021 Olympics and many teams discouraged top eligible prospects from playing. "We made some progress with LA 2028 in terms of what it could look like," Manfred said. "We have some other business partners that we need to talk to about, changes that would need to be made in order to accommodate the Olympics. I think we're going to go forward with that process." Manfred said the players' union appears to be supportive. Labor and possible salary cap proposal A decision on MLB's bargaining positions with the players' association, including whether to propose a salary cap, will be made after this season. Bargaining is likely to start in the spring of 2026 for a successor to the five-year agreement with the union thatended a 99-day lockout on March 10, 2022. The deal expires on Dec. 1, 2026. Anownership economic study committee was formed in early 2023, sparking speculation about a renewed push for a salary-cap system aimed at decreasing payroll disparity. "Payroll disparity is such a fact of life among the ownership group that there's not a lot of need for talking about whether we have it or not. Everybody kind of gets it," Manfred said. "We understand that it has become a bigger problem for us, but there has not been a lot of conversation about that particular topic." When MLB proposed a cap in 1994, players struck for 7 1/2 months in 1994 and '95, leading to the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904. "Obviously, over the winter we're going to have to decide what is going to be out there from our perspective, but no decisions on that topic so far," Manfred said. Broadcasting MLB hopes to reach a deal before the All-Star break on a Sunday night national broadcast package and for the Home Run Derby to replace the agreementESPN said in February it was ending after this season. Manfred said MLB is negotiating with three parties and is weighing traditional broadcasters and streaming services, who may pay more but have a smaller audience. Manfred regrets giving ESPN the right to opt out, which is causing a negotiation for rights lasting three seasons. MLB's contracts withFoxandTurnerend after the 2028 season. "If you're talking about what we're doing for the next three years, I would overweight reach," Manfred said. "The larger negotiation we'll have for the post-'28 period and we continue to believe that reach drives our live business." Tropicana Field repair Tampa Bay hopes to return to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, next season after playing home games this year across the bay at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the New York Yankees' spring training home. TheSt. Petersburg City Council approved $22.5 millionin April to repair the roof,destroyed by Hurricane Milton last Oct. 9. A new roof is being built in Germany and will be shipped to Florida. "Repair of the stadium is moving along. We remain optimistic that we will be ready either for opening day or very shortly thereafter," Manfred said. "Obviously, the big contingency is what happens with hurricane season." Athletics Las Vegas ballpark A formal groundbreaking hasn't taken place for the Athletics' planned ballpark to open in 2028, though work is being done at the site and aceremony could be held this month. "My understanding is they believe they're going to make opening day '28," Manfred said. Attendance up slightly from 2024 Attendance averaged 28,081 through Tuesday and 900 dates, up 1.4% from 27,687 through the same point last year, when MLB finished with a0.9% rise to 29,568for its highest average since 30,042 in 2017. MLB could finish with an average increase in three straight years not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since 2004-07. Tariffs on baseballs While MLB is not concerned about Trump administration tariffs raising the cost of big league baseballs, which are manufactured in Costa Rica, the impact on minor league balls is a concern. "The minor league baseball is made in China. That's more of an issue," Manfred said. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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June 04, 2025

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Nearly 11 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump's tax bill, analysis says

Nearly 11 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump's tax bill, analysis says

About 10.9 million Americans would lose health insurance coverage under the PresidentDonald Trump's tax cut bill that cleared the House but faces a tough test in the Senate, a new analysis shows. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said about 10.9 million Americans would lose health insurance coverage through 2034 under the bill, including 1.4 million undocumented residents who get coverage through state-funded programs. The legislation that cleared the House would require nondisabled Americans on Medicaid to work at least 80 hours per month or qualify for an exemption, such as being a student or caregiver. The bill also would strip coverage to immigrants who get Medicaid through state-funded programs. The analysis said the bill would cut federal spending by about $1.3 trillion through 2034. But it would also deliver tax cuts of $3.75 trillion, and the federal deficit would increase nearly $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Health analysts said if the Medicaid changes as well as tweaks to the Affordable Care Act marketplace clear Congress, the effects on health insurance coverage would be significant. The CBO earlierestimatednearly 4 million people would lose health insurance coverage through 2034 if Congress did not extend sweetened COVID-19 pandemic-era tax credits that have made ACA plans more affordable for consumers. Trump's Medicaid overhaul as well as the expiration of the more generous ACA tax credit could jeopardize health insurance coverage for nearly 15 million people, said Kathy Hempstead, a senior policy officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "We're making a giant U-turn here," said Hempstead. "Are we really going to be a thriving, productive society if we have a huge share of our population uninsured?" Hempstead said the uninsured might delay care and accrue more medical debt. She also said hospitals and doctors also will take a financial hit as uncompensated care rises. "There's going to be a big hit on on the health care economy as people stop getting care and start trying to get care that they can't pay for," Hempstead said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:CBO says 10.9 million to lose insurance under Trump tax bill

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June 04, 2025

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