On filing deadline, GOP blasts Democrats for opposing Trump tax cuts, ‘making life more expensive’
FIRST ON FOX: On the deadline for Americans to file their taxes, Senate Republicans are targeting Democrats for voting against tax cuts the GOP passed and President Donald Trump signed...
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FIRST ON FOX : On the deadline for Americans to file their taxes, Senate Republicans are targeting Democrats for voting against tax cuts the GOP passed and President Donald Trump signed into law last summer. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, on Wednesday launched ads in seven key Senate battleground races highlighting how "Democrat candidates opposed the Working Families Tax Cuts that led to an 11% increase in Americans’ tax refunds this year." The spots, released on Tax Day 2026, were first shared with Fox News Digital. The digital ads come as the GOP works to protect its slim 53-47 Senate majority in the midterms when the party in power typically faces political headwinds and loses congressional seats. The GOP also faces a rough political climate fueled by persistent inflation, rising gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, and Trump’s underwater approval ratings. EXCLUSIVE: HOUSE REPUBLICANS TARGET 'VULNERABLE' DEMOCRATS FOR VOTING AGAINST TAX CUTS But Republicans have for weeks spotlighted the tax cuts , which they insist will give them a political boost with voters in the midterms. "Working families across the country have enough on their plates, but Democrats like Jon Ossoff go to Washington and fight to take more money out of their pockets," NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez argued, as she pointed to Ossoff, the first-term senator from Georgia whom Republicans view as the most vulnerable Democrat seeking re-election this year. Rodriguez also emphasized that "President Trump and Senate Republicans are working tirelessly to deliver for working families, including higher take-home pay and lower taxes." DEMOCRATS BUILD MOMENTUM, BUT SENATE REPUBLICANS STILL IN DRIVER'S SEAT IN BATTLE FOR MAJORITY The spots , backed by a modest buy, will also run in Alaska, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio. The narrator in the ads emphasized that "President Trump and Sena…