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Bloomberg
9 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
The Impact of President Trump, Elon Musk Rift
Bloomberg's Max Chafkin and Ted Mann discuss the fallout between President Trump and Elon Musk and the impact this ongoing feud will have on the Republican Party, Tesla, and SpaceX. They also talk about what could happen to Republicans in 2026 during the Midterm Elections if Elon Musk chooses not to support the GOP. Both Max and Ted speak with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
19-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Concerned For Americans: Rep. Clyburn on Tax Bill
Representative Jim Clyburn (D) South Carolina weighs in on the GOP Tax Bill and whether or not the proposals within the bill will ultimately help the Democratic Party reclaim the House majority during the 2026 Midterm elections. He also shares his views on Moody's downgrade of the United States and the recent news of former President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis. Rep. Clyburn speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Fox News
19-05-2025
- Business
- Fox News
GOP lawmaker rallies around Trump's tax-cut campaign as competitive 2026 House race looms: 'Big issue'
Print Close By Deirdre Heavey Published May 19, 2025 BETHLEHEM, PA – Freshman GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie flipped a congressional seat in the Lehigh Valley just six months ago, but with competitive midterm elections expected in 2026, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is already building its grassroots coalition in his swing district. It's an off-election year for Mackenzie, who unseated longtime Democrat Rep. Susan Wild in November, but as the 42-year-old jogged through neighborhood blocks in Bethlehem and greeted constituents at their doors on Saturday afternoon, the newest Pennsylvania congressman still has 17 months before his first re-election challenge. Mackenzie joined AFP activists in the Lehigh Valley on Saturday for a day of action, designed to educate constituents on his work to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and pass Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as budget negotiations continue back on Capitol Hill. He said it was his first time door knocking since winning in November. "We have a tremendous opportunity as members of Congress to actually pass transformative legislation which will bring down taxes and the cost of living for not only individuals, but small businesses all across this country. For the past four years, we've seen that inflation has been out of control, driving up the prices of everything — food, fuel, housing, healthcare," Mackenzie told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. GOP REPS, ADVOCACY GROUP TO TARGET COMPETITIVE HOUSE DISTRICTS IN TRUMP TAX-CUT PUSH "It's been very difficult for people to make ends meet. That was a big issue in the campaign, and now we have that opportunity to deliver, as members of Congress, with significant tax reform and tax relief," Mackenzie added. CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TARGETING DOZENS OF HOUSE REPUBLICAN-HELD SEATS IN 2026 MIDTERM BATTLE FOR MAJORITY Conservative holdouts stalled a procedural vote for reconciliation on Friday, prompting House leaders to return to the Hill late Sunday night to continue negotiations. Meanwhile, Trump is urging House Republicans to pass his "big, beautiful bill" following his high-profile diplomatic trip to the Middle East last week. "Ultimately, we do have to get a resolution that satisfies 218 members of Congress. We're very close to doing that, and this is all part of the process. Nobody should be upset or concerned about any kind of little bumps in the road, because ultimately, we're going to come together to do what's right for the American people," Mackenzie said. The conservative advocacy group teamed up with GOP Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Mackenzie of Pennsylvania for door-knocking, phone banks and grassroots organizing in a show of support for Trump's tax cuts this weekend — telling constituents how their representatives are working to alleviate financial burden for everyday Americans. AFP shared with Fox News Digital that they reached over 90,000 voters on Saturday. "Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania has been on the ground knocking doors, making calls, hosting events, and organizing demonstrations to educate and show the urgency for Congress to make provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent," Emily Greene, Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania State Director, told Fox News Digital. "We're talking with taxpayers and business owners every day who understand that Congress needs to get to work — we can't risk facing the largest tax hike in American history. After four years of record-high inflation, taxpayers deserve better." AFP launched the day of action in conjunction with a $20 million "Protect Prosperity" campaign, which the advocacy group called the single largest investment of any outside group dedicated to preserving the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And it's no coincidence that AFP focused its attention on competitive congressional districts in Arizona, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania this weekend, as contentious races are expected in 2026. While Saturday's day of action was designed to spotlight how Republican representatives are working in Washington, D.C., to boost the economy for everyday Americans back home, it also launched an early messaging campaign. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP As Democrats try to win back control in the House of Representatives in 2026, AFP is getting ahead of Democrats' likely attacks on vulnerable Republicans' support for Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — by telling Republican voters that their representatives are delivering for them. Print Close URL
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democratic Official Reveals 3-Word Key To Beating Republicans
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta said he thinks he has a winning message ahead of next year's midterm elections. 'Our mission, and then ultimately our message, can be summed up for me in three words,' he told MSNBC's Alex Witt on Sunday. 'Make life better.' Kenyatta said President Donald Trump has spent his first months in office 'making life worse and miserable' for ordinary Americans while enriching himself and his donors. Democrats, he said, can campaign on making life better for people across demographics, from seniors worried about Social Security cuts to working Americans in need of a raise. Kenyatta, who is also a state representative in Pennsylvania, said that means focusing on specific issues as well as standing up to Trump at the same time. 'If you're talking about how we make life better for folks, then you have to have a conversation at the same time that we can't fund tax breaks for billionaires and then cut the social safety net for the American worker,' he said. 'That puts you in a position where you're doing both.' Check out the full conversation below.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bogus disqualification claims target Philippine political party ahead of vote
"The COMELEC has disqualified the BAYAN MUNA Party-list from participating in the 2025 midterm elections," reads a Facebook post shared May 10. It featured screenshots of Comelec's supposed ruling on a disqualification case filed by a petitioner named Angela O. Aguilar against Bayan Muna which is seeking a seat in Congress in the upcoming mid-term vote (archived link). The resolution -- apparently docketed "SPA No. 24-059" -- says the party-list group was disqualified for having links to a communist rebel group (archived link). Another Facebook post purports to show a Comelec press announcement quoting its spokesman John Rex Laudiangco as saying: "Votes cast for the BAYAN MUNA PARTYLIST will be considered null and void." Screenshots claiming to show news reports announcing Bayan Muna's disqualification also surfaced but were dismissed by The Philippine Star, Inquirer,ABS-CBN News and Rappler (archived here, here, here and here). "The Commission En Banc has not released a resolution disqualifying the Bayan Muna Party-list during this elections," Comelec said in a post on its official Facebook page on May 10 (archived link). "They are still officially included in the list of candidates for party-list groups for the election on Monday (May 12, 2025)." The circulating resolution and press announcement are bogus. A search through Comelec's notices on special action cases found "SPA No. 24-059" refers to an unrelated petition involving Jose Bunilla who was declared a "nuisance candidate" by the election body (archived link). A petitioner named Angela O. Aguilar, who claimed to be a secretary-general of a nongovernment organisation for underprivileged women, sought to disqualify Bayan Muna in 2019 (archived link). But her petition was dismissed in 2020, according to several Philippine news reports (archived here, here, here). Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna said in a post on the group's Facebook page on May 10: "There is no reason to disqualify the group and the Comelec knows this. We are a legitimate party-list group joining in the exercise of the elections (archived link)." AFP has debunked similar false disqualification claims targeting the party during the 2022 and 2019 elections.
