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Yahoo
an hour ago
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Johnson: GOP will ‘defy history when we grow the majority in the House'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that his party will 'defy history when we grow the majority in the House' in next year's midterm elections. 'We have a solid, hardworking Republican majority in the House right now — and the Senate — we're delivering for the people. And I'm very excited to go out and tell that story,' Johnson told CNN's Jake Tapper on 'The Lead.' 'I'm very excited about the midterm election. You know that we're going to defy history when we grow the majority in the House, because it's only twice in the last 90 years that a sitting president has picked up seats for his party in that first election cycle, but we're going to do it this time,' the Louisiana Republican added. While Republicans currently hold the House, Senate and White House, Democrats are gunning for the reins of power in the two chambers of Congress after devastating losses in last November's election. On Wednesday, Texas Republicans introduced a proposed group of fresh House lines, placing the party closer to snagging five seats next year. The new suggested map will likely mostly directly impact lawmakers situated close to or in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Austin, Houston and near the southern border. Democratic strategist James Carville said in an interview earlier this month that President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is going to be seen as a 'mass extinction event,' predicting his party will gain over 40 House seats in the 2026 midterms. 'And I like the unified party — every Democrat voted against this. Every Democrat, regardless of the ideology, their ethnicity … we can all rally around this, and we can run on this single issue all the way to 2026. And Paul is right, we're going to pick up more than 40 House seats,' Carville said on CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' 'A Gift' for Democrats, James Carville Says
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Monday said that the Donald Trump-backed "big, beautiful bill" is "a gift" for the Democratic Party. Why It Matters The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed Congress earlier this month and aims to deliver on Trump's biggest legislative priorities: cementing the sweeping tax cuts, which disproportionately benefit wealthy Americans, enacted during his first term, and substantially increasing funds for border security and immigration enforcement. The Republican-passed bill pays for the tax cuts and increased border security with deep spending reductions in critical social safety net programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill could result in 11.8 million more uninsured Americans by 2034 and add nearly $3.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. James Carville is pictured at Politicon in Pasadena, California, on June 25, 2016. James Carville is pictured at Politicon in Pasadena, California, on June 25, 2016. Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP What To Know Carville made his remarks during an appearance on Fox News, telling host Martha MacCallum that the massive spending package should be the Democratic Party's main messaging focus. "James, you've talked about, you know, them wasting time on some of these issues around trans sports and all this stuff," MacCallum said. "What substantive thing would you like to see them focus on? Because perhaps immigration is the one, and in what way?" "The 'big, beautiful bill,'" Carville responded. "Cutting veterans' benefits, closing rural hospitals, raising $3.4 trillion on our national debt. I mean, when you have something simple in a gift like this to contrast yourself, you would be stupid to talk about immigration, or talk about bathrooms, or track meets or anything else." He added: "Just define yourself that we don't think this is going in the right direction for the United States and the numbers overwhelmingly would support that! But if we keep talking about this other nonsense, we're going to lose our focus." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave a marathon speech railing against the bill, which lasted eight hours and 44 minutes. "Republicans are trying to jam this one, big, ugly bill down the throats of the American people," Jeffries said during his "magic minute" speech. "Leadership requires courage, conviction, compassion—and yet what we have seen from this administration and co-conspirators on the Republican side of the aisle is cruelty, chaos and corruption," he said, adding that the bill was "an extraordinary assault on the health care of the American people." Other Democratic lawmakers also made headlines for their stinging rebukes of the megabill. "This bill will kill good, blue-collar manufacturing jobs that we need to rebuild the economy in this country," Democratic Representative Josh Riley of New York said during a floor debate. "It closes rural hospitals. It defunds health care. All to give trillions of dollars in tax cuts to your cronies." "Don't tell me you give a s*** about the middle class when all you are doing is s******* on the middle class," Riley added. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, another Democrat from New York and one of the most progressive members of Congress, described the bill as a "deal with the devil" in an impassioned speech on the House floor. Democratic Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern mocked Republicans for behaving like they were in a "cult" because of their support for the Trump-backed bill, despite recent polling data showing that it's broadly opposed by Americans. Several Republican senators have also faced scrutiny over comments they delivered regarding the cuts to Medicaid. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa made headlines in May when she responded to people protesting Medicaid cuts by saying, "Well, we are all going to die." Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, former Senate majority leader, also told Republicans during a closed-door lunch in June: "I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they'll get over it." What Happens Next Trump administration officials have continued touting the law since Trump signed it earlier this month as part of an effort to sell it to voters. "It is time for you to have a government that works for you instead of against you for the next 3 1/2 years," Vice President JD Vance told voters in his home state of Ohio on Monday. "The Trump administration promises that is exactly what we're going to do."
Fox News
2 days ago
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James Carville insists Democrats have a 'bucketload of talent' coming for 2026
Fox News contributor Karl Rove and Democratic strategist James Carville weigh in on the Democratic Party's future leadership on 'The Story.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Carville Trashes Fox News Epstein Coverage Live on Fox News
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville tore into Fox News over its lack of coverage on the Jeffrey Epstein saga while appearing on the pro-Donald Trump network itself. During an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime, the host asked Carville whether former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is the 'masculine guy' Democrats need as a future presidential contender following his recent fiery podcast appearances. 'Everybody in the world is talking about Epstein, and Fox is still talking about Biden's memory,' Carville shot back. 'I mean, it was so long ago I can't remember it, to tell you the truth.' Watters then asked if Carville wanted to talk about the Epstein fallout, which has plagued Trump and his administration for weeks. 'I don't mind,' Carville replied. 'I don't mind talking about Epstein. I don't mind talking about anything.' Watters promised they'd 'get to Epstein' later in the show. Trump has been desperately trying to move on from the angry MAGA backlash after the administration decided against releasing more Epstein files, and confirming his death was not murder. He's also tried to drown out the controversy with recycled outrage bait and baseless claims, including accusing former president Barack Obama of 'treason' in a widely mocked distraction attempt. While there hasn't been a complete media blackout regarding Epstein on Fox News, it has been notably quieter than other networks, and rarely mentioned on its primetime shows. According to Media Matters, Fox News mentioned Obama more than three times as often as Epstein between July 18 and noon on July 23. The lack of coverage was particularly egregious on July 21, when Fox News only mentioned Epstein twice but discussed Obama 117 times. New revelations surrounding Trump and Epstein, who were friends for years before the billionaire financier was exposed as a pedophile, continue to emerge even as the president tries to distance himself and downplay how close the pair were. On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Trump signed a copy of his 1997 book The Art of the Comeback for Epstein with the message: 'To Jeff—You are the greatest!' His name also appeared on a contributor list for a book celebrating Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003, where Trump allegedly drew a crude sketch of a naked woman. The Wall Street Journal also reported Wednesday that both Trump and Bill Clinton were listed as 'Friends' in the leather-bound birthday book compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving 20 years in prison for helping Epstein abuse children. Clinton also reportedly included a message for Epstein in the book. Watters did circle back to Epstein during his segment with Carville on Thursday. The host asked the man who was pivotal in Clinton's 1992 election victory whether Democrats should be 'begging' for the release of the Epstein files. 'I don't really know. I don't know what's behind it,' Carville responded. 'There's all kinds of problems. What files? Are they redacted? Is it grand jury testimony? I don't know what all of this means, but there's obviously some things here that we don't know. I suspect they'll come out. I don't know what they are, but this story is not going away.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Carville avoids addressing claim that Hunter Biden 'could be president'
When asked about Hunter Biden's prospects of being a 2028 White House contender, Democratic strategist James Carville skirted the question. This came after Hunter Biden bashed members of the Democratic Party in a three-hour interview released earlier this week for not supporting his father in the 2024 election. During the viral interview, Biden lashed out at Carville, saying the veteran strategist "hasn't run a race in forty f--kin' years." "I don't take any offense what Hunter said about me," Carville told "Jesse Watters Primetime" Thursday. "I mean, this guy's emotional. He's hurt for his daddy. I completely understand that." Hunter Biden Claims Democrats Lost Because They Weren't Loyal To His Father Carville sidestepped speculation Hunter Biden "could be president," a suggestion most notably made by Joe Rogan. "He could be president," Rogan said Wednesday. "How about that? He could, no bulls--t." Read On The Fox News App Rogan went on to praise the former president's son as "a lot smarter than people give him credit for," as he discussed Biden speaking about his crack cocaine addiction during the interview. James Carville Tells Ex-cnn Host He's Worried Trump Will Tamper With 2026 Midterm Elections "Hunter Biden, after all he's been through, look, his dirty laundry is all out there…He's smarter than his dad when his dad was young," Rogan claimed. "And he was a crackhead." After Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Carville who he thought was "man enough" to take the Democratic Party's nomination, Carville went on to outline what he thinks the Democratic Party "really needs" more broadly. "I don't care about gender, but I want somebody that can talk definitively and clearly," Carville explained. James Carville Dismisses Democratic Party's Record-low Polling: 'We're Winning Elections' The strategist, who worked on former Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992, revealed what he thinks "cost" Democrats the election in 2024. "I think the country wanted change in 2024 and Harris, for whatever reason, refused to say she would change the direction of Biden," Carville noted. "I think that cost the election." Original article source: Carville avoids addressing claim that Hunter Biden 'could be president'
