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  • Republicans gear up to end Biden EV tax credit that ‘ran up the bill’ on Americans

    Republicans gear up to end Biden EV tax credit that ‘ran up the bill’ on Americans

    FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are taking steps to repeal the “climate-crazed” Biden administration’s tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) that “ran up the bill on the American people to the tune of billions of dollars,” Fox News Digital learned exclusively.

    Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, on Friday will introduce the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric Vehicles Act, a bill that aims to eliminate the Biden-era tax credit for new and used EVs and slash “woke and wasteful spending.”

    “Under President Biden and the most climate-crazed administration in the history of our country, Democrats ran up the bill on the American people to the tune of billions of dollars, strapping tax subsidies for expensive electric vehicles to the failed Inflation Reduction Act,” Arrington, who currently serves as chair of the House Budget Committee, told Fox News Digital in a statement. 

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    Honda unveils its 0 Saloon prototype, a futuristic vehicle concept, during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2025. (Getty Images)

    Former President Joe Biden implemented a tax credit of up to $7,500 for the purchase of EVs under the Inflation Reduction Act in an effort to push auto buyers to select greener alternatives.

    However, President Donald Trump has been walking back the Biden-era green energy policies, and the Republican-led Congress is seeking to end the use of taxpayer dollars for EV purchases.

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    Arrington’s legislation aims to stop taxpayer money from subsidizing the purchase of luxury electric vehicles and close the “loophole” that allows for individuals to get a tax credit for leasing an EV.

    “I will remain on mission to repeal Green New Deal climate handouts along with other woke and wasteful spending programs while we restore fiscal sanity, reignite prosperity, and Make America Great Again,” the congressman said.

    Rep. Jodey Arrington on Capitol Hill

    Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Getty Images)

    The bill, joined by several members of the Ways and Means Committee, aligns with an executive order recently issued by Trump ending Biden’s mandate that 50% of all new car sales be EVs by 2030. 

    Amid rumblings that Trump was considering eliminating the EV credit in November, Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil & Gas Association, a group promoting public policy on behalf of the natural gas industry, suggested that behind the scenes, automotive groups and consumers could feel relieved if the EV credit was repealed.

    “Losing $70,000 on an EV is not a winning business model and U.S. automakers know that,” Stewart told Fox News Digital. “The EV tax credit was the only way to entice consumers to ‘maybe’ purchase something they really didn’t want, but told by the Biden folks they had to buy.” 

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    President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order recently ending former President Joe Biden’s mandate that 50% of all new car sales be electric vehicles by 2030. (Scott Olson)

    Stewart said axing the EV tax credit gives members of the auto industry the opportunity to shift back to traditional production lines.

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is heading Trump’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, revealed in July that he supports getting rid of the credit. “Take away the subsidies,” Musk posted to X, saying “it will only help Tesla.”

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    Companies that are financially sound, such as Tesla, could benefit if the playing field for electric vehicles is narrowed, while the smaller companies that rely on the tax credit for consumer affordability could face setbacks, analysts have suggested.

  • Super Bowl ads feature Billy Crystal, Shania Twain, Post Malone as stars gear up for the big game

    Super Bowl ads feature Billy Crystal, Shania Twain, Post Malone as stars gear up for the big game

    Super Bowl LIX is just around the corner, and it’s already gearing up to be a celebrity-filled event with various star-studded ads.

    Whether they feature nostalgic reunions or unlikely celebrity duos, this year’s commercials are sure to deliver.

    Here are some of the highly anticipated, celebrity-led commercials set to air during the big game.

    Billy Crystal, Shania Twain and Post Malone are all starring in 2025 Super Bowl commercials. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage; Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage; Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV / Getty Images)

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    Hellmann’s Mayonnaise featuring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal

    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunited to recreate an iconic scene from their popular 1989 romantic comedy, “When Harry Met Sally.”

    The ad begins with the two of them returning to Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City for lunch, and Crystal saying, “I can’t believe they let us back in this place,” to which Ryan responded with “nobody remembers that.”

    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal on the red carpet side by side a photo of Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal from their Hellman's "When Harry Met Sally" ad

    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunited to recreate an iconic scene from their popular 1989 romantic comedy, “When Harry Met Sally.” (Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images/Hellman’s / Getty Images)

    She later expresses feeling unsatisfied with her meal until she adds some Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, after which she pays homage to the famous scene and once again begins to mimic an orgasm. Crystal makes light of the situation with his commentary, adding “lunch and a show huh, how about that?”

    In a surprise appearance, “White Lotus” actress Sydney Sweeney recites the iconic line “I’ll have what she’s having,” originally said by Estelle Reiner, director Rob Reiner’s mother, in the 1989 movie.

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    Ryan and Crystal first teased that the two of them were reuniting for a special project, when they shared photos of themselves in character on social media, with the caption, “It’s finally happening, we’re reuniting for something iconic. Can’t wait to show you all soon.”

    Coffee Mate featuring Shania Twain

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    Twain provided her voice for Coffee Mate’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy / Getty Images)

    Coffee Mate announced Shania Twain has lent her voice for their first-ever Super Bowl commercial for their cold foam creamer, calling her the “queen of cold foam” on their social media accounts.

    The commercial features an original song sung by Twain, promoting the product, with Coffee Mate even posting a lyric video on their Instagram, so viewers can sing along on the big day.

    Twain shared a video of herself wearing a pink mini dress with a halter neckline underneath a pink robe, singing the song and using a can of the cold foam creamer as a microphone. “Can’t stop singing #gimmecoldfoam drops 2/9 featuring me #coffeematecold foam,” she captioned the post.

    “Okay, I’m so excited to put cold foam in my iced coffee!” one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, “I hope we get a special shania themed bottle!”

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    Uber Eats featuring Charli XCX, Martha Stewart and Matthew McConaughey

    Martha Stewart and Charli XCX in a commercial for Uber Eats.

    Martha Stewart and Charli XCX star in a Super Bowl commercial for Uber Eats together. (Uber Eats YouTube / Fox News)

    Uber Eats will have two separate celebrity-filled ads during this year’s Super Bowl. 

    In one teaser for their ad featuring Charli XCX and Martha Stewart, the two can be seen taking part in the “We listen and we don’t judge” TikTok trend in which people share secrets with others with the promise they won’t be judged for it.

    Stewart admitted to thinking Charli XCX was the WiFi password, while the Grammy-nominated artist admitted she assumed Stewart was on set for the commercial to do the catering. Later, Charli XCX confessed to thinking “the Super Bowl was something you could order on Uber Eats,” while Stewart said she “thought it was something else,” with Charli giving the camera a knowing look.

    The teaser ended with the two saying, “We listen and we don’t judge” in unison, followed by Stewart asking the musician, “but seriously, who are you again?”

    McConaughey cosplays as the former coach of the Bears in a new Super Bowl commercial for Uber Eats.

    McConaughey as the former coach of the Bears in a new Super Bowl commercial for Uber Eats. (Uber Eats YouTube / Fox News)

    In a separate ad for Uber Eats, Matthew McConaughey can be seen walking up to a full-length mirror with a photo of the Chicago Bears’ former coach Mike Ditka taped next to it, dressed exactly like him.

    Not only did the actor style his hair like him and wear a fake mustache matching his, he also wore a Bears sweater over a button down and tie. 

    The commercial sees him trying to master the Midwestern accent by repeatedly saying, “Da Bears” into the mirror, ending with him walking away from the mirror and the words “Uber Eats 02.09.25” flashing across the screen. 

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    MSC Cruises featuring Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom

    Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom star alongside each other in a Super Bowl ad for MSC Cruises.

    Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom star alongside each other in a Super Bowl ad for MSC Cruises. (MSC Cruises USA YouTube / Fox News)

    In a teaser video shared by MSC Cruises on their YouTube channel, Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom can be seen as the leads for their upcoming Super Bowl commercial. 

    The 15-second clip features Barrymore and Bloom on a cruise ship, as the “Never Been Kissed” actress is playing the piano and singing “Holiday” by Madonna. Barrymore then asks Bloom, “Was that good,” to which he responds, “Not great.”

    Barrymore accepts the critique, saying “yeah, fair,” after which the words, “the holiday begins 02.09.25” appear on the screen, and Barrymore once again breaks out into song.

    Bosch featuring Antonio Banderas

    Antonia Banderas and former WWE wrestler, Macho Man Randy Savage, are starring together in a Super Bowl commercial for the German engineering company Bosch. 

    In the 15-second teaser for the ad, posted on YouTube by the company, the former wrestler can be seen struggling to open a jar of pickles, leading Banderas to step in and help him out.

    After Banderas opens the jar, Savage thanks him for his help, with the actor responding with, “Don’t thank me. Thank Bosch for putting us in the same big-day commercial together.” 

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    Meta’s Smart Glasses featuring Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt

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    Hemsworth and Pratt are set to star in a Super Bowl commercial for Meta’s Smart Glasses. (Photo by Dave Benett/WireImage; Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images / Getty Images)

    Marvel superheros, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth, are reuniting to promote Meta’s Smart Glasses in the company’s new Super Bowl ad. 

    Not much is known about the ad, but both Hemsworth and Pratt shared sneak peeks on their Instagram accounts, with posts featuring them wearing the Smart Glasses.

    Stella Artois featuring David Beckham

    David Beckham is on the hunt for his long-lost twin brother in a new Super Bowl commercial for Stella Artois. 

    The ad starts with Beckham picking up a cold glass of beer and walking over to join his fictional parents at a table. His parents then proceed to tell him he has a twin brother whom they gave up and now lives in America, who is also named David.

    It ends with Beckham grabbing baby photos of him and his brother as babies before leaving the bar to search for the other David. After Beckham gets up, the words “Who is the other David” appear on-screen, next to a glass of Stella Artois.

    “The secret is out, now the search for David Beckham’s twin brother is on,” the description for the YouTube video reads.

    Bud Light featuring Post Malone and Shane Gillis

    Post Malone and Gillis star together in a new Bud Light commercial.

    Post Malone and Gillis star together in a new Bud Light commercial. (Bud Light YouTube)

    Shane Gillis and Post Malone are set to star in a Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light.

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    In the commercial, the musician and the comedian arrive to a house party together carrying cases of Bud Light. They hang around the front door, crack open a can, and start talking to the Ring camera, letting their friends know they’ve arrived, before getting a text telling them to head to the backyard.

    Gillis is even decked out in Bud Light merchandise, wearing a hat with the brand’s name on it. 

    This isn’t the first time Post Malone has starred in an ad for the beer company, having appeared alongside Peyton Manning in a commercial for the brand in which he was summoned by the Bud Light genie.

    Michelob Ultra featuring Willem Dafoe and Catherine O’Hara

    O'Hara and Dafoe star alongside each other in the new Michelob ULTRA Super Bowl commercial.

    O’Hara and Dafoe star alongside each other in the new Michelob ULTRA Super Bowl commercial. (Michelob ULTRA YouTube / Fox News)

    “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” stars Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe, who came together to star in the Super Bowl commercial for Michelob ULTRA.

    Throughout the ad, the two spot younger couples in possession of Michelob ULTRA beer and challenge them to games of pickleball, with the winner getting the beer. Each of their opponents underestimated O’Hara and Dafoe, who were shown to win every match they played.

    The ad ends with the two of them holding up two full glasses of Michelob ULTRA beer in a large room lined with freezers full of Michelob ULTRA cases and O’Hara asking viewers if they would “play for an ULTRA?”

    The words “Superior is worth playing for” flash across the screen, later joined by “Michelob ULTRA, superior light beer.”

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  • Bills’ Mack Hollins drums up fashion statement with ‘Muppets’ gear at AFC Championship

    Bills’ Mack Hollins drums up fashion statement with ‘Muppets’ gear at AFC Championship

    Buffalo Bills eccentric wide receiver Mack Hollins did much more than just walk into a stadium barefoot again on Sunday ahead of the AFC Championship against the Kansas City Chiefs. 

    Hollins showed up at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium wearing a full “Animal” costume, a beloved Muppets character, and it included a big, red head. 

    Hollins also wore a red-and-yellow crop top shirt and beige cutoffs just like Animal. 

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    Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins warms up before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium. (Mark Konezny-Imagn Images)

    It might be Chiefs colors, but Animal is known for being wild and unpredictable when playing for the fictional “Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem” band. 

    Perhaps that’s the type of mindset Hollins has entering enemy territory, wanting to be an animal to help his Bills reach the Super Bowl. 

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    Hollins has turned heads by showing up in freezing cold temperatures on game day without any shoes or socks. 

    He’s a big advocate of “grounding,” also known as earthing, where you walk with bare feet to connect to the planet’s natural electrical charge. It provides a therapeutic release for many. 

    Hollins also has a growing social presence, especially on TikTok, where he shares homecare tips, fun science projects for kids, and more. 

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    Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins runs the ball against the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium. (Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

    But Hollins’ primary focus is making this latest chapter of the Bills-Chiefs rivalry have a happy ending for his squad. 

    The Chiefs head into their home field advantage as the favorites to reach the Super Bowl for the third straight season, with hopes of becoming the first team in league history to win three straight Vince Lombardi trophies. 

    Meanwhile, Josh Allen and the Bills want to finally get their shot at the Super Bowl, which would be the first time Buffalo reaches the “Big Game” in 31 years. 

    Allen is one that sprays the ball around the field, and Khalil Shakir is usually the security blanket for him in the pass game. Hollins, though, provides a big-body presence, especially in the red zone. 

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    Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins reacts to catching a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers at Highmark Stadium. (Mark Konezny-Imagn Images)

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    In these playoffs, Hollins has one catch on two targets in each game. During the regular season, he had five touchdowns on his 31 receptions for 378 yards. 

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  • Philadelphia Rocky statue dressed in Redskins gear ahead of NFC title game between Eagles and Commanders

    Philadelphia Rocky statue dressed in Redskins gear ahead of NFC title game between Eagles and Commanders

    A rivalry has been renewed. 

    Philadelphia will host the NFC championship game between the Eagles and the visiting Washington Commanders Sunday. 

    Ahead of the game, the famous Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia was dressed in gear representing the Commanders’ former identity, the Redskins. 

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    The culprit is unknown. 

    Dressing the statue in opposing teams’ gear has become a tradition in recent years ahead of big Eagles playoff games. Each time its happened, the Eagles have come away with wins. 

    In 2022, the statue was dressed in New York Giants gear ahead of their matchup against the Eagles in the divisional round. The Eagles won that game 38-7. The following week, the statue was dressed in San Francisco 49ers gear before Niners arrived in Philadelphia for the NFC championship game. The Eagles won that game, 31-7. 

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    When the Eagles won their first Super Bowl in the 2017 season, the statue was also dressed in opposing teams’ gear. 

    Ahead of that season’s NFC championship game between the Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings, the statue was draped in a Vikings jersey, and the Eagles won 38-7. Before the Super Bowl, someone placed a New England Patriots jersey on the statue, and the Eagles beat the Patriots 41-33 to claim their first Super Bowl title. 

    The vandalism became so frequent that Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce pleaded with his own fan base not to do dress the statue in any Chiefs gear ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl. The Chiefs won that game 38-35.

    “Chiefs, do not touch the f—ing Rocky memorial!” Kelce said during a February 2023 episode of his podcast, “New Heights.”  

    “Do not do that and definitely don’t put an No. 87 on it!”

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    Former Eagles center Jason Kelce, who played against Travis and the Chiefs in that game, theorized the culprit was an Eagles fan. 

    “I’m gonna be honest. I think somebody from Philadelphia is doing this now,” Jason Kelce said. 

    “I don’t think this is an opposing team thing at this point. There’s no way opposing teams continue to do this. I’m convinced there is a Philadelphia fan who is putting these shirts on the Rocky statue just to get everyone fired up, and it’s working tremendously. 

    “So, keep doing it. I guarantee it. There’s no way. Because it’s happened every single game. The Giants did it. The 49ers did it. There will probably be a Chiefs jersey on it this week.”

    Now, Washington is up, and will look to break the trend. 

    It will be the first time the rivals have met in a conference championship game and marks a high point for a rivalry that has been dormant in recent decades due to Washington’s inability to win in the playoffs since the 1990s. 

    The 2024 season was the first since 2005 that Washington won a playoff game, and the first since 1991 that the franchise reached the conference championship. 

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