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Florida Senator Rick Scott says Trump won because of Democrats’ ‘foolish decisions’

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., discusses how Democrats are outraged over Elon Musk and DOGE’s budget cuts on ‘The Bottom Line.’

Republican Senator Rick Scott credited the Democrats’ “foolish decisions” with propelling President Donald Trump back into the White House.

“The Democrats are in the stages of a loss. They’re either in the grief stage or the anger stage, but they don’t understand that Donald Trump won the presidency, and part of the reason he won is all the Democrats’ foolish decisions,” the Florida Republican told Fox News’ “The Bottom Line.”

Scott went on to say that Trump won on a pledge to make government accountable and transparent, and he claimed that the president and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chair Elon Musk are fulfilling that promise.

The senator said Democrats were frustrated by Trump and Musk’s efforts to reform the government.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott praised Elon Musk’s management of DOGE.

ELON MUSK SLAMS ‘MEAN’ PODCAST HOSTS FOR CALLING DOGE EMPLOYEES ‘ARROGANT LITTLE PR—S’ AMONG OTHER THINGS

Musk announced a series of “super obvious” changes that the US treasury and DOGE jointly agreed to on Saturday. Among them was requiring the treasury to add a “payment authorization code” and rationale to all outgoing payments and strengthening implementation of the DO-NOT-PAY list to ensure federal funds aren’t going to terrorist fronts and other fraudsters.

President Donald Trump predicted that Musk is likely to find hundreds of billions of dollars in “fraud and abuse” once DOGE sets its sights on The Department of Education and Pentagon, in a pre-Superbowl interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier.

President Trump predicted that Musk will find hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud and abuse. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Getty Images)

“The amount of waste is staggering,” Sen. Scott said.

DEMOCRATIC AGS FROM 19 STATES SUE TRUMP ADMIN OVER DOGE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE, PERSONAL DATA AT TREASURY

“Elon Musk is doing a great job, Donald Trump is doing a great job, and the Democrats cannot believe that all their failure, all their fraud and all their waste is being exposed, and it’s going away.”

Elon Musk announced a series of “super obvious” changes the treasury and DOGE jointly agreed to. (om Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images / Getty Images)

When asked if there were any Democrats willing to work with the GOP on reducing waste and fraud in federal spending, Scott said “there weren’t many.”

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“It’s nice that people will say some nice things, but they gotta vote with us,” the senator said.

February 10, 2025
Speaker Johnson says House will match Trump’s pace as Democrats are left ‘flailing’

House Speaker Mike Johnson poked fun at “flailing” Democrats on Sunday and vowed that the House of Representatives would be just as aggressive in pushing legislation as President Donald Trump has been with executive orders.

Johnson made the statement during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. Johnson said House Republicans are working to compile the massive legislative package Trump has requested.

“We’re going to secure the border, we’re going to make sure that American communities are safe. We’re going to get American energy dominance going again in the economy and restore common sense,” Johnson said.

“But to do all that in one big bill takes a little bit of time. So we’re working through that process very productively. We’ve been building on this for a year, Shannon. All through last year, we had our committees of jurisdiction working on the ideas to put it together,” he added.

SCOOP: KEY CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DRAWS RED LINE ON HOUSE BUDGET PLAN

House Speaker Mike Johnson says his Democratic colleagues are “flailing.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

“We were going to do a budget committee markup next week. We might push it a little bit further because the details really matter. Remember that I have the smallest margin in history, about a two vote margin currently. So I’ve got to make sure everyone agrees before we bring the project forward, that final product, and we’ve got a few more boxes to check, but we’re getting very, very close,” he continued.

NONCITIZEN VOTER CRACKDOWN LED BY GOP AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS

The budget bill process has not been without its share of in-fighting, however. Republican spending hawks are pushing leaders to include at least $2.5 trillion in spending cuts in the massive legislative package.

President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to move forward with a massive legislative package. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

One GOP lawmaker said that tension bubbled up in a closed-door meeting last week with several “heated exchanges,” with conservatives demanding a concrete plan and minimum spending cuts at significantly higher levels than what was initially proposed.

“I think there’s a lot of frustration right now,” the lawmaker told Fox News Digital. “They’ve been trying to be inclusive, but not every open forum they’ve offered is giving members the ability to say, ‘I feel like people are listening to me,’ because I don’t know that’s the case right now.”

Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. (Getty Images)

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Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., two conservative members of the House Budget Committee, both told reporters they wanted to see the baseline for spending cuts set at roughly $2.5 trillion.

Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

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February 9, 2025
WA Democrats reportedly block move to nix 48-hour scholastic assault reporting requirement

A new Washington state bill characterized as a repeal of the state’s Parents Bill of Rights now includes a provision allowing information to be essentially withheld from parents regarding assaults of their children for up to 48 hours.

State Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Federal Way, attested to the Washington State Standard the bill overall “doesn’t change any rights” and is a “cleanup bill” that updates health privacy provisions to align with current law.

In a House Education Committee hearing this week, one lawmaker unsuccessfully attempted to undo the 48-hour rule and require immediate parental notification.

“The underlying bill essentially states that schools can wait 48 hours before they tell parents if their children were involved in any kind of criminal action or if there was any sexual misconduct of staff,” said state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Shelton.

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“And we have seen a stunning amount of sexual misconduct and sexual assaults by educators in our schools just in the last year itself.”

He cited reports that two principals in the Vancouver, Wash., area “hid information” from parents on sexual misconduct against a teen.

“As a parent myself, I would be disgusted and sickened to know if my kids had some kind of sexual abuse put upon them by staff, and I wasn’t notified immediately of those things. . . . For God’s sake, vote yes [on the amendment].”

But Democrat Lillian Ortiz-Self argued that as a school guidance counselor, she was trained in how to best deal with such situations.

“It’s very clear that we take direction from law enforcement and from the Department of Children and Family Services whenever there’s a crime that has taken place and that we must sit here and give them the time to do the investigation so that justice can be served. Our role in the schools is to support the child and support the parents,” said Ortiz-Self, of Mukilteo.

WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ACCIDENTALLY EMAIL THEIR ‘RADICAL’ TAX PLAN TO ENTIRE SENATE

Ortiz-Self said authorities must not have their investigations “impeded,” to which KTTH commentator Jason Rantz reacted incredulously in a column.

“She didn’t say, most likely because it’s a completely contrived concern,” he wrote.

Couture’s amendment to ensure immediate parental notification failed in an ensuing voice vote, with House Education Committee chairwoman Sharon Tomiko-Santos, D-Seattle, voting “nay” and deeming the vote unsuccessful.

Following Couture’s attempt to undo the change, another committee member raised a new amendment regarding parental notification if they are accused of a crime and have “more than just a meet and greet with a police officer.”

“We just heard if law enforcement are involved, parents should be involved as well. They should have the bare minimum of a notification when it comes to law enforcement questioning a child,” said state Rep. Matt Marshall, R-Roy.

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“There are just certain protections that are afforded to all of us as members of society given by our Constitution. And one of them is the right to legal protection. And we’re innocent until proven guilty. If parents aren’t even involved, then children are potentially not aware of their rights. If they’re being questioned, who’s to say what they’re going to admit to when they’re being accused of a crime?”

Marshall later said committee Democrats rejected two dozen Republican amendments in what he called a “blatant disregard for parents’ rights” and children’s safety.

“[This is] further proof that Dems care more about their woke agenda than protecting our kids,” he said.

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February 7, 2025
Democrats try to enter Department of Education amid outrage over possible DOGE cuts

Democrats on Friday morning attempted to enter the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., but were stopped by security.

This comes amid fears of potential spending cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is already making waves in the nation’s capital.

This is a developing story, please check back for updates.

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February 7, 2025
Out of power: Democrats disoriented in fight against Trump agenda

It’s a new season for Congressional Democrats.

And that’s not always a good thing.

New seasons bring change. New players. New coaches. New approaches.

The problem is finding the right approach.

Especially when you’re on the outside looking in.

SPENDING SHOWDOWN: REPUBLICANS WILL NEED TO CORRAL VOTES – BUT THEY HAVEN’T ASKED, YET

Democrats are now the loyal opposition. Effectively locked out of power in Washington as Republicans control the executive branch and both bodies of Congress.

Democrats have lobbed entire landfills at President Trump since 2015. Some of it worked – a little bit. But certainly not enough to permanently sidetrack Mr. Trump. He executed one of the most extraordinary, improbable comebacks in world political history.

On the TV show “The Office,” secretary Pam Beesly noted that she only got ten vacation days a year.

“I try to hold off taking them for as long as possible,” said Beesly. “This year I got to the third week in January.”

Democrats are effectively stonewalled out of power, with both houses of Congress and the presidency having fallen to GOP leadership. (Reuters)

So far, Democrats are flailing as they try to challenge President Trump in his second term. So, they’re dusting off some old plays from a tired, dog-eared playbook.

Like Beesly, they waited as long as they could.

It took precisely 16 days before a Democrat threatened to impeach the President.

DEMOCRATS CALL FOR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST TRUMP AMID GAZA COMMENTS

Rep. Al Green, D-Tex., prepped the first articles of impeachment against President Trump in 2017. He didn’t do so until October of that year. But now, Green is ready to impeach the President.

“I did it before. I laid the foundation for impeachment. And it was done. Nobody knows more about it than I. And I know that it’s time for us to lay the foundation again. On some issues, it is better to stand alone than not stand at all,” said Green.

But two previous impeachments failed to suppress Mr. Trump. If nothing else, the impeachments may have emboldened him. Especially since despite the House impeaching him, he survived two Senate trials.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has once again announced his immediate intent to impeach the President. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

But Democratic leaders are leery of impeachment freelancing.

“This isn’t a focus of the Democratic Caucus,” said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. “We’ve laid out our strategy. Legislative. Litigation. Outreach. Communication. That continues to be the focus.”

Democrats are united in their opposition of President Trump. But finding a unifying, resonant message is another thing.

SOCIAL MEDIA, TEAM TRUMP REACT TO CORY BOOKER’S ‘MELTDOWN’ OVER ELON MUSK’S USAID CRACKDOWN

“In the United States Senate, we will not cooperate!” thundered Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. “We’ll cooperate with no appointments when it comes to the State Department!”

“There should be hundreds of thousands and millions of people descending on Washington, DC!” declared Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., is one of many Democrats amplifying renewed calls to “resist” the new Trump administration. (Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images)

“We must resist. We must be in the streets!” said Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif.

Democrats used to have only one target. That was President Trump.

“They have no rudder. They have no vision. They have no clear leader,” observed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. “The only message they have is anti-President Trump.”

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But opponents evolve.

The arch-enemy of Batman was always the Joker. But the Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman were worthy foes, too.

And so Democrats now have a new nemesis: Elon Musk.

The President isn’t the only one in Democrats’ crosshairs this go-round – Elon Musk also shares the dubious honor. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Democrats are peppering him with inflammatory rhetoric.

“A godless, lawless billionaire. You know who elected Elon? This is the American people. This is not your trashy Cybertruck that you can just dismantle, pick apart, and sell the pieces of,” said squad member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

“God damn it. Shut down the Senate. We are at war. Any time, any time a person can pay $250 million into a campaign, and they’ve been given access to the Department of Treasury of the United States of America. We are at war,” said Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J. “We will not take this sh*t from Donald Trump and Elon Musk.”

“What we not going to do is stand around while they pull this bullsh*t that they’re trying to pull right now,” excoriated Rep. Jasmine Crockett,. D-Tex., of Musk and DOGE. “You all know he likes to pal around with Putin, right? He’s trying to turn us into Russia.”

MUSK’S DOGE TAKES AIM AT ‘VIPER’S NEST’ FEDERAL AGENCY WITH GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

“He is a low down, dirty, no good person that along with Trump cannot be trusted,” said Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. “We have got to tell Elon Musk, nobody elected your ass.”

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrats for their incendiary language.

“President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to make this government more efficient. He campaigned across this country with Elon Musk vowing that Elon was going to head up the Department of Government Efficiency,” said Leavitt. “For Democrat officials to incite violence and encourage Americans to take to the streets is incredibly alarming. They should be held accountable for that rhetoric.”

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is one of very few congressional Democrats – if not the only one – to advise an excess of caution in his party’s expressions of steadfast defiance toward the Trump agenda. (Getty Images)

But at least one Democrat urges discipline for his colleagues when attacking the President – or Musk.

“There’s going to be a lot of balls coming down to the plate. And I’m only waiting for a strike when I’m going to start to swing,” said Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn.

Democrats executed another gambit Wednesday. They kept the Senate in session all night to postpone the confirmation of Budget Director nominee Russ Vought. The Senate broke a filibuster earlier on Wednesday. But Vought is someone who would have great influence over DOGE and potentially efforts by the administration to withhold or contour spending. Since the Senate voted to end the filibuster around 1 pm et Wednesday, Democrats opted to burn all time available to them just to protest Vought and DOGE.

SENATE DEMOCRATS SPEAK ALL NIGHT AGAINST TRUMP OMB NOMINEE, DELAYING CONFIRMATION VOTE

“Russ Vought represents a very specific view of presidential power, which is essentially unitary executive,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, at 1:45 am et Thursday. “It’s this view that once you win, you’re basically a monarch.”

A cavalcade of Democrats seized the floor throughout the night. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., at 5 am et. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., at 6 am et. Booker at 9 am et.

“Whatever the challenges, whatever the fear, is what I want to tell you right now is don’t normalize a president who is violating the separation of powers,” said Booker on the floor just after 10 am et. “Don’t normalize a president who is violating civil service laws. Don’t normalize a president who is ignoring the dictates of Congress and establishing agencies.”

Around the same time, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee requested, and received – under the rules – a one-week delay on the nomination of FBI Director nominee Kash Patel.

“Kash Patel has a goal. It’s to wreck the FBI,” said Welch.

Democrats have managed to negotiate a one-week deal to delay the confirmation of Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to head the FBI. (AP)

The Democrats’ maneuver chokes off Patel’s nomination from the Senate floor. But only for a week.

“It means that about 168 hours from right now, he’ll be confirmed by our committee,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

Democrats can’t do much but delay the inevitable. Republicans can confirm Patel on the floor if they stick together. The same with Vought. Vought is only the second nominee to score a partisan confirmation without Democratic assistance. The other was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“We are out of power. But we are not powerless,” said Schatz.

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But that power is low voltage. Measured in foot candles, not watts.

There are limits to their power. And Democrats are now feeling it.

Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

February 7, 2025
Democrats who called Trump a “threat to democracy” now delay democracy

American voters overwhelmingly elected President Donald Trump to carry out his “Make America Great Again” agenda despite Democrats calling him a “threat to democracy.” Now that Trump is back in the White House, Dems are delaying key cabinet appointments and vowing to “blow this place up” in the name of democracy.

Several Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are calling for a halt to all of Trump’s cabinet nominations. Protests hosted by lawmakers have erupted in Washington, D.C., this week as Democrats rally against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“God d—it shut down the Senate!” Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., said during an anti-DOGE protest in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. “We are at war!”

While Democrats spent 2024 promising Americans they were the party who would protect democracy and uphold the rule of law in a post-Jan. 6 world, they are dancing to the beat of a new drum in 2025 by practicing civil disobedience.

‘LOSING THEIR MINDS’: DEM LAWMAKERS FACE BACKLASH FOR INVOKING ‘UNHINGED’ VIOLENT RHETORIC AGAINST MUSK

Democrats rallied against DOGE and Elon Musk Tuesday. (Getty/AP)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told the crowd Tuesday, “We are here to fight back.”

“We are gonna be in your face, we are gonna be on your a–es and we are going to make sure you understand what democracy looks like, and this ain’t it,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, added.

Democrats have doubled down on their call to action this week after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Americans to “fight” Trump’s agenda “in the streets” last week.

“We have to stand up and protest,” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass, said at another rally in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. “When we come back here the next time, there should be hundreds of thousands and millions of people descending on Washington, D.C.”

SOCIAL MEDIA, TEAM TRUMP REACT TO CORY BOOKER’S ‘MELTDOWN’ OVER ELON MUSK’S USAID CRACKDOWN

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at a rally in support of USAID on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“We will fight their violation of civil service laws. We will fight their violation of civil rights laws. We will fight their violations of separation of powers. We will fight their violations of our Constitution of the United States of America. We will not shut up. We will stick up. We will rise up,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., added.

Democrats held an all-night session Wednesday protesting Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Russell Vought, who served as OMB director during Trump’s first term, was a key architect of Project 2025. Democratic candidates and surrogates during the 2024 campaign cycle pointed to Project 2025 as proof of Trump’s “threat to democracy.” Trump maintained he had nothing to do with it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Vought is a “horrible, dangerous man” at the rally Tuesday.

An employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development who wished to remain anonymous protests outside of the USAID headquarters Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Democratic leaders and their constituents have spent all week protesting in major cities across the country. From Texas to California, protesters are speaking out against Trump’s ICE raids and federal government layoffs and the administration’s stance that there are two genders.

Despite the Democrats’ protests, the Trump administration said it is following through on the agenda the American people voted for, and those who “incite violence” should be held accountable.

“President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to make this government more efficient,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “For Democratic officials to incite violence and encourage Americans to take to the streets is incredibly alarming, and they should be held accountable for that rhetoric.

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“If you heard that type of violent, enticing rhetoric from our side of the aisle, from Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, I think there would be a lot more outrage in this room today. It’s unacceptable.”

Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

February 6, 2025
Senate to vote on key Trump nominee after Democrats hold contentious overnight debate

The Senate is poised to vote on whether to confirm Russell Vought to a top administration role after Democrats held a rare overnight session to oppose his nomination.

Vought was tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the office that helps create and manage the federal budget.

While many Trump nominees have received bipartisan support, Vought’s nomination has been controversial among Democratic lawmakers who are opposed due to his stance on the Impoundment Control Act – a 1974 law that reinforces Congress’ power of the purse.

LEADER THUNE BACKS SENATE GOP BID TO SPEED PAST HOUSE ON TRUMP BUDGET PLAN

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

On Wednesday, the Senate voted to advance Vought’s nomination to a final vote on the floor, prompting a 30-hour, overnight debate period that Democrats vowed to use entirely for protest.

Democrats scheduled speakers to hold the floor throughout the entire night in an effort to delay Vought’s confirmation.

DEMS’ ‘DELAY TACTIC’ TO ‘MALIGN’ PATEL AND STALL FBI CONFIRMATION DISMISSED AS ‘BASELESS’ BY TOP SENATE LEADER

However, the Senate is likely to hold a confirmation vote for Vought on Thursday evening once the debate period ends.

Sen. Gary Peters said Democrats are going to “do everything we can” to make sure Russell Vought does not get confirmed. (Umit Bektas)

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“We’re gonna do everything we can to make sure he doesn’t get confirmed,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, said in a video posted on X. “We know that Republicans have the votes, but we’re going to fight every step of the way.”

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget director, Russell Vought, testifies during the Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in the Dirksen Senate Building on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Fox News’ Diana Stacey and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.

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February 6, 2025
Senate Democrats speak all night against Trump OMB nominee, delaying confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate stayed in session all night as Democrats delayed a vote on confirming Russell Vought to serve as Office of Management and Budget Director, a position he previously held during part of President Donald Trump’s first term in office.

In a 53-47 party-line vote on Wednesday, all 53 Republicans invoked cloture on the nomination, while all 45 Democrats, and the two independent senators who caucus with the Democrats, voted against the move.

While Democrats cannot stop the vote from eventually taking place, they are using all of the 30 hours available before the inevitable vote on Trump’s nominee.

SENATE TEES UP TRUMP BUDGET CHIEF PICK RUSSELL VOUGHT FOR FINAL CONFIRMATION VOTE

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is sworn in during the Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in the Dirksen Senate Building on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“I just came off the floor after speaking for an hour,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., noted in a tweet on Wednesday. “I refuse to let Republicans confirm Russ Vought the easy way, so we’re holding the floor through the night for 30 straight hours. Vought has shown he’ll ignore the law & constitution. I’ll be voting NO tomorrow.”

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has been pointing out that Senate Republicans will vote to confirm Vought on Thursday evening.

“Once again, OMB nominee Russell Vought will be confirmed at 7pm ET tomorrow. @SenateGOP has the votes. Enjoy your speeches,” he tweeted on Wednesday in response to a post in which Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., spoke about the Democrats’ plan.

‘ULTRA-RIGHT’: TRUMP BUDGET CHIEF PICK RUSSELL VOUGHT FACES FIRE FROM DEM SENATORS

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., with Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks during the We Choose To Fight: Nobody Elected Elon rally at the U.S. Department Of The Treasury on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn))

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Vought a “horrible, dangerous man,” during remarks at a rally on Tuesday.

Trump announced Vought as his pick for OMB last year.

“He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term – We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!” he noted in a post on Truth social at the time.

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President Donald Trump listens while acting OMB Director Russell Vought speaks during an executive order signing regarding federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Oct. 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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“Russ has spent many years working in Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and is an aggressive cost cutter and deregulator who will help us implement our America First Agenda across all Agencies. Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us return Self Governance to the People,” Trump declared.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

February 6, 2025
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she hates ‘Democrats totally failed’ on protecting women’s sports

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized Democrats on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect girls and women’s sports.

Trump signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order from the East Room of the White House. The order gave federal agencies the power to ensure that entities receiving federal funding abide by original Title IX standards.

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events, in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Navratilova, a lifelong Democrat who has championed fairness in women’s sports, ridiculed the other side of the aisle for failing to do what the president did.

“I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very clear issue of women’s sports being for females only,” she wrote in a post on X.

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It is not the first time Navratilova criticized the political party for not doing more to protect women’s sports. She expressed her frustration last month when the House of Representatives passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Only two Democrats voted with Republicans on the bill.

Martina Navratilova in a joint press conference with Chris Evert on day five of the GNP Saguaros WTA Finals Cancun in Cancun, Mexico, on Nov. 2, 2023. (Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports)

“More Dems need to step up here. I know many who agree but are scared to speak up because of re-election. I say do the right thing. Grow a spine,” she wrote on X.

Before Trump signed the executive order, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt implored the Senate to take the bill up for a vote because executive orders could be overturned.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“It’s incredibly important Congress immediately acts on this priority,” Leavitt added. “I think the president is really setting the tone, making this a very immediate priority for this administration, just as he promised to do on the campaign trail.”

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February 6, 2025
‘Making America expensive again’: Democrats find a tax they don’t like in Trump tariffs

Democrats are warning that Americans will face higher costs and end up paying the price for new tariffs President Donald Trump is imposing against Mexico, Canada and China.

The White House announced Friday that in response to an “invasion of illegal fentanyl” to the U.S., it would impose a 25% tariff on all goods entering the United States from Mexico and Canada, a 10% tariff on Canadian energy and a 10% tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from China.

Tariffs against China went into effect Tuesday, although Trump agreed to push back tariffs against Mexico and Canada by at least one month after discussions with each respective country about securing the border.

While Trump acknowledged Friday the tariffs might result in “temporary, short-term disruption,” Democrats claim American taxpayers will end up hurting and paying the price.

According to one Washington think tank, the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics, these rounds of tariffs are expected to cost U.S. households roughly $1,200 a year annually.

As a result, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took a jab at Trump and mocked the president’s coined expression about a “golden age” of economic prosperity.

WHITE HOUSE TO IMPOSE TARIFFS ON MEXICO, CANADA AND CHINA DUE TO ‘INVASION OF ILLEGAL FENTANYL’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, poked fun at President Donald Trump’s “golden age” of economic prosperity after announcing new tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China. (Reuters)

“President Trump kickstarted a golden age of higher costs for American families with his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico,” Schumer said Monday on the Senate floor. “Two of our four biggest trading partners by issuing his tariffs. Donald Trump is yet again rigging the game for his billionaire friends, while doing nothing to lower costs for American families.”

“The Trump tariffs will make gas prices go up, and we should not listen at all to Donald Trump when he says it’s about stopping fentanyl,” Schumer said. “That’s nonsense. There are other ways to stop fentanyl without making inflation worse and raising costs on the American family.”

Additionally, Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced legislation Thursday that would increase legislative branch oversight before imposing new tariffs. Specifically, the legislation would require the president to brief Congress on tariff proposals and impacts on the U.S. economy and foreign policy interests.

The measure, known as the Stopping Tariffs on Allies and Bolstering Legislative Exercise of (STABLE) Trade Policy Act, also would require approval from Congress before executing any new tariffs on U.S. allies or other free trade agreement partners.

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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced legislation that would increase Congressional oversight of tariffs. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Coons warned that the American people would pay the price for the tariffs, which he labeled the “largest tax increase” on Americans in a long time. Coons also cautioned that imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada would turn them into “nervous neighbors” and could jeopardize relationships with allies.

“China, Mexico, and Canada are our three largest trading partners,” Coons said in a statement Friday. “It’s the largest tax increase on working Americans in a long time, and it will cost them thousands of dollars every year. President Trump is making America expensive again.”

Experts have warned that the costs of foods like avocados, dairy and certain meats could go up as a result of the tariffs. For example, Kelly Beaton, the chief content officer at The Food Institute, noted that the U.S. receives a large portion of hog and beef imports from Canada. These tariffs “will undoubtedly” lead to higher import costs, and, ultimately, higher beef and pork prices for American consumers, she said, Fox Business reports.

Likewise, Democratic Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Don Beyer, D-Va., also introduced legislation in January that would block Trump from using emergency powers to implement tariffs, amid concerns that American consumers would end up footing the bill.

“Not only would widespread tariffs drive up costs at home and likely send our economy into recession, but they would likely lead to significant retaliation, hurting American workers, farmers, and businesses,” DelBene said in a statement on Jan. 15.

In response to Americans absorbing costs from the tariffs, Trump said in a post Sunday on Truth Social: “WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!). BUT WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AND IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE PRICE THAT MUST BE PAID.”

While Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told NBC News’ “60 Minutes” he predicted tariffs would drive up consumer costs, other Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. told Fox News Sunday that the tariffs are designed to “get these countries to change their behavior.”

The tariffs were being imposed due to an “unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanyl that is killing American citizens,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday.

MEXICO AGRESS TO DEPLOY 10,000 TROOPS TO US BORDER IN EXCHANGE FOR TARIFF PAUSE

The tariffs were being imposed due to an “unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanyl that is killing American citizens,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Jan. 31, 2025.

Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke on Monday, resulting in the postponement of the tariffs against Mexico for one month. Additionally, Sheinbaum promised to dispatch 10,000 troops to the U.S.–Mexico border.

Likewise, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled plans for a $1.3 billion border plan, requiring reinforcements at the border with “new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl.”

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“Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border,” Trudeau said in a social media post on X on Monday.

While Trudeau initially unveiled plans for Canada’s own 25% tariffs on up to $155 billion in U.S. imports on items such as fruit and alcohol. But Trudeau said Sunday the tariffs were on pause for at least 30 more days amid negotiations with the U.S.

Trudeau also said that “we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering.”

Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.

February 4, 2025