Democrats slam Trump org for releasing mobile phone service
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Democrats blasting President Trump's family business who launched a mobile phone and cellular service, Trump Mobile. #TrumpMobile #Smartphones #TrumpBusiness
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- Politico
GOP megabill faces grim polling for Republicans
As the Senate continues to work through the House-passed megabill, the public's opinion of the legislation is starting to shape — and so far it's not looking good for Republicans. A series of polls released in recent days have revealed the bill, which would be President Donald Trump's signature piece of legislation in his second term's first year, is broadly unpopular except with self-proclaimed MAGA Republicans. The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act', which narrowly passed the House late last month, includes tax changes and Medicaid cuts, two key issues that are still being debated by the Senate as it rushes to meet Trump's July 4 deadline. Here are three takeaways from the recent surveys: Three separate polls released in the last week showed that more Americans who are aware of the legislation do not support it, though the split remains largely along party lines. A Washington Post-Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that 42 percent of Americans are not in favor of the bill, while 23 percent support it and 34 percent say they have no opinion. A KFF Health Tracking poll also found more adults dislike the bill than support it, with 64 percent of adults having an unfavorable view of the legislation and 35 percent having a favorable view. Meanwhile, a Quinnipiac University poll released last week found that 53 percent of voters oppose the bill, with 27 percent supporting and 20 percent not offering an opinion. Separated along party lines, a majority of Republicans who have an opinion support the legislation, but not by the margin in which Democrats oppose it. Across the three polls, 49 percent to 61 percent of Republicans support the bill. Among Democrats, however, 70 percent to 90 percent are against it. The KFF Health Tracking poll asked Republicans and Republican-leaning independents if they are a 'supporter of the MAGA movement,' which revealed a further split in the polling. Among self-professed MAGA Republicans, support for the bill went up to 72 percent, while Republicans who did not identify as part of the MAGA movement held an unfavorable view of the bill at a 2-to-1 margin, 66 percent to 33 percent. Since the House passed the megabill, Democrats have worked to define the bill by its reductions to Medicaid spending. The fresh round of polling shows their messaging may be having some success. In the Quinnipiac poll, just 10 percent of voters said federal funding to Medicaid should decrease, and 47 percent of voters surveyed favored increased funding for the program. When asked about the bill's Medicaid cuts, 67 percent of adults surveyed in the KFF poll said the decrease in funding left them with an unfavorable view of the bill. But work requirements — one of the changes to Medicaid championed by Republicans — has broad support. In The Washington Post-Ipsos poll, 52 percent of adults said they support 'requiring low-income childless adults to prove they are working or disabled to get health insurance through Medicaid,' compared with 33 percent who oppose the requirement (15 percent had no opinion). KFF's poll showed even greater support for the work requirements, at 68 percent, including half of Democrats and nine in 10 Republicans. However, when respondents were informed of some of the barriers that work requirements create — like filing paperwork to prove eligibility — support dropped in both polls. Across all of the polls, most Americans still haven't heard of Republicans' premier piece of legislation, which gives both parties the opportunity to shift public opinion with their messaging. In The Washington Post-Ipsos poll, 66 percent of adults said they had heard little or nothing at all about the bill, compared with 34 percent who had heard a great deal or a good amount. In KFF's poll, 50 percent of adults said they had heard little or nothing at all about the legislation. In the Quinnipiac poll, a majority of voters were aware of the bill, with 36 percent saying they have heard or read 'a lot' and 32 percent saying they have heard or read 'some.' Fourteen percent said they had heard or read 'not too much' and 18 percent said 'not much at all.' The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,265 self-identified registered voters from June 5-9, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll was conducted from June 6-10 and surveyed 1,167 U.S. adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. The KFF Health Tracking poll was conducted June 4-8 and surveyed 1,321 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
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Senators call for more funds for member safety following Minnesota shootings
Senators received a security briefing from U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms on Tuesday following the shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota that some senators called "troubling" and "disturbing." The briefing focused on member safety after it came to light that a number of members of Congress were included on a list found inside the suspected shooters vehicle. Lawmakers leaving the roughly hourlong briefing were largely tight-lipped about what sort of recommendations were made in the room. But Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who jointly requested the briefing with Majority Leader John Thune, said there was a bipartisan push for additional funding to be appropriated for member safety. The push for improved security measures comes after a masked gunman disguised as a police officer shot and killed Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at their Minnesota home. The gunman also wounded State Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings an "act of targeted political violence." Almost two days later, authorities arrested the suspected gunman, Vance Boelter. Authorities say Boelter had listed the names of several politicians in documents found in his possession, among them: Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, Ohio Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman, and Wisconsin Democrats, Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Gwen Moore. Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and Republican Sen. David McCormick spoke during the meeting to suggest more money be appropriated for member safety, Schumer said. "The violence, the threats, against elected officials including people in the Senate has dramatically increased and that means we need more protection, more money, we need -- everybody: Democrat and Republican," Schumer said. Schumer also called for elected officials to tone down the politically violent rhetoric. "The rhetoric that's encouraging violence is coming from too many powerful people in this country, and we need firm, strong denouncement of all violence and violent rhetoric, that should be from the president and from all of the elected officials," he said. During the briefing with senators, there was discussion of a number of measures being taken to protect them. Most lawmakers declined to comment on those measures. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said there was also discussion in the room of the various threats facing members. He called it "disturbing" to hear. Kaine declined to get into the specific recommendations made in the room. So too did Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, who thanked Capitol Police for their involvement in keeping her safe in Minnesota over the weekend. "I just think it was a very helpful review of the kinds of ways that Capitol Police can help to keep members, and our families and our staffs safe. I appreciate it very much and I very much appreciate the help that they provided to me this weekend," Smith said. But when pushed on what suggestions were made in the room she declined to share more. "I think it's important for member safety that we don't talk a lot about what is being done to keep us safe in order to keep us safe," Smith said. On Monday, ahead of the briefing, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds lamented that security threats are something those in public service are unfortunately aware of. "All of us are aware that there is a risk involved, it is unfortunate that you have something like this where you have to have a loss of life of state legislators. It is something I think that we all, we watch, but it's not something that we dwell on." While House and Senate leadership are provided with a security detail, rank-and-file members are not routinely protected unless there is a specific threat. On Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Joe Morelle, the top-ranked Democrat on the House Committee on Administration, called for increased security for House members and to "substantially increase" money available for members to take additional security precautions. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Jeffries and Morelle called for him to "take all necessary steps to protect House members throughout the country." "At the same time, it is imperative that we substantially increase the Member Representational Allowance (MRA) to support additional safety and security measures in every single office," the letter said.
The Hill
15 minutes ago
- The Hill
Mike Lee deletes posts about Minnesota lawmaker shootings after blowback
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Tuesday deleted social media posts he made blaming the left for the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state legislator. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Utah Republican had deleted the posts from his @BasedMikeLee account. One post from over the weekend had dubbed the shooting the 'Nightmare on Waltz Street,' an apparent reference to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), while the other said that: 'This is what happens When Marxists don't get their way.' The move came after intense blowback from Democrats. Developing.
