Booker calls Trump megabill a ‘moral obscenity'
'I think it's a moral obscenity, and it is violence in the sense of what it will do to many families by denying them health care when they're sick, by denying them food when their children are hungry, denying our seniors critical care in their latter years, denying the disabled the kind of support that they need,' Booker said on MSNBC's 'Deadline: White House.'
Democrats have vehemently opposed the 'big, beautiful bill' as it has made its way through Congress, with Booker saying in a post on the social platform X Monday that members of his party in the upper chamber were 'standing up right now for our constituents who will lose their health care, who will face rising energy costs, and who will lose access to SNAP benefits.'
'We have to do whatever we can to stop the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' Booker continued in his post.
House moderate Republicans and hard-line conservatives have recently expressed rising opposition to the Senate's version of the 'big, beautiful bill' only days before they are set to consider the legislation.
'This bill is a moral obscenity, and I'm stunned that only a few senators on their side of the aisle have even been willing to speak to the impact it will have on their states, their constituents,' Booker said Monday.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Monday that the 'ONE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, is moving along nicely!'
'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' the president added, using his trademark phrase.
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American Eagle (AEO) stock rose as much as 21% on Monday after President Trump waded into the discussion about the company's viral ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney. "Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the 'HOTTEST' ad out there," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. "It's for American Eagle, and the jeans are 'flying off the shelves.' Go get 'em Sydney!" The campaign features a play on homophones — "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans" and "Sydney Sweeney has great genes" — that quickly generated controversy around the potential ambiguity of the ad's message. American Eagle responded to the accusations on Sunday in a post on its Instagram page: "'Sydney Sweeney has great jeans' is and always about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story." Read more about American Eagle's stock moves and today's market action. Shares of the retailer have been volatile since the ad campaign was rolled out in late July. Late last month, the stock was lumped in with other meme plays, a trade that has begun to fizzle out over the past week. Trump's post on Monday also alluded to recent advertising campaigns from companies including Jaguar and Bud Light, which saw both brands embroiled in controversies around messaging derided by critics as "woke." Last week, Jaguar Land Rover announced its CEO Adrian Mardell would step down from the top job after three decades with the company, attributing the move to Mardell's wish to retire. A successor has not yet been announced. "The tide has seriously turned — Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be," Trump wrote. Jake Conley is a breaking news reporter covering US equities for Yahoo Finance. Follow him on X at @byjakeconley or email him at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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California Republican to introduce bill banning mid-decade redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) said he plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would ban all mid-decade redistricting efforts nationwide and nullify any new maps approved before the 2030 census. In a statement Monday, Kiley took aim at his own governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, who has said he is exploring several options for California to take on its own redistricting push, in response to Texas Republicans' move to redraw its maps. Newsom said he is working with the legislature to bring a new map directly to voters for approval in a special election this November. 'Gavin Newsom is trying to subvert the will of voters and do lasting damage to democracy in California,' Kiley said in his statement. 'Fortunately, Congress has the ability to protect California voters using its authority under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This will also stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across the country,' he continued. Kiley, in his statement, did not mention Texas, which has proceeded with a midcycle push to approve new maps that would give Republicans in the state five more pickup opportunities ahead of the 2026 midterms. Texas Republicans proceeded with that plan at President Trump's urging. Any similar initiative in California could leave Kiley vulnerable, as a Republican congressman in a Democratic state. Newsom, who met with Texas Democrats late last month, said any move would be 'predicated on Texas moving forward.'
