Republicans rip 4 blue states for keeping taxes on tips, overtime after Trump reprieve

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four Democrat-led states that rejected President Donald Trump‘s policy of no taxes on tips and overtime pay are getting called out by Republicans for going against efforts to increase affordability. The governors of the three largest Democrat-run states, California, New York and Illinois, are continuing to tax … Read more

Republicans bet higher tax refunds will boost midterm chances as blue states resist relief

IRS CEO Frank Bisignano discusses Tax Day, rising refunds and ‘Trump accounts’ for kids IRS CEO Frank Bisignano reveals average tax refunds are up more than 11% for Tax Day 2026, with over $270 billion issued. He credits the Working Families Tax Cut Act for permanent tax cuts and reducing the tax burden. Bisignano also … Read more

Vance tapped as ‘fraud czar’ as Trump targets blue states over taxpayer theft

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid several monumental Cabinet shakeups, President Donald Trump is signaling his continued confidence in Vice President JD Vance by having him address an “unprecedented” problem in Democratic-run states and officially declaring him the “fraud czar.”  Vance announced Thursday that his fraud task force busted a $50 million … Read more

Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: ‘DEI is dead’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Tuesday that it launched an investigation into a Washington state housing program the agency accused of potentially providing subsidized mortgage assistance to people based on race.  The Washington State Housing Finance Commission was alerted this week … Read more

From ‘jump on a bus’ to tax crackdowns: Blue states chase wealthy residents fleeing to red havens

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Gov. Kathy Hochul became the latest blue-state leader to lament the flight of wealthy tax-paying residents to Republican-led tax havens like Florida, Alaska, Wyoming and Tennessee, calling millionaires who stayed in the Empire State to fund its massive social services net “patriotic.” With Florida Gov. … Read more

Blue state Dem candidate who made ‘affordability’ a key issue in campaign ripped for charging $13 for water

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues. Krishnamoorthi, a five-term House lawmaker, narrowly lost to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., in a bruising Democratic primary Tuesday … Read more

Senate Republican expands child care fraud crackdown to more blue states

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is expanding his child care fraud investigation, going beyond Minnesota and into several other blue states. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., is widening the net of his crackdown on fraud to include New York, Michigan … Read more

Blue state proposal targets Trump-era ICE hires, banning them from joining local police forces

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rhode Island Democrats have introduced a bill that would bar police departments from hiring ICE agents brought on during President Donald Trump’s second term, escalating the state’s pushback against federal immigration enforcement. Immigration enforcement agents, including those within ICE, have come under fire in recent months from … Read more