Republican senators hit border, touting tougher security and tax cuts, in 2026 kickoff
Aiming to not only hold but expand their 53-47 majority in November's midterm elections, top Senate Republicans are showcasing the plummeting rates of border crossings during a stop Friday at...
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Aiming to not only hold but expand their 53-47 majority in November's midterm elections, top Senate Republicans are showcasing the plummeting rates of border crossings during a stop Friday at the nation's southern border with Mexico. And the group, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune , is also highlighting how President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are "putting more money in Americans' pockets." The stop at the border, hosted by One Nation, a nonprofit outside group closely aligned with Thune, is seen as an unofficial kickoff by Senate Republicans ahead of the midterms to tout the sweeping "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," Trump's signature domestic achievement last year that was passed nearly entirely along party lines in the GOP controlled Congress. At the event at the border, which was a regular stop for Republicans amid the surge in border crossings during then-President Joe Biden's administration, the GOP senators are teaming up with members of the National Border Patrol Council. And they are highlighting how the passage of the domestic policy measure "secured transformational border security funding," according to One Nation. THUNE PREVIEWS SENATE REPUBLICANS' MIDTERM MESSAGE But with Democrats enjoying decisive victories and overperformances in the 2025 elections and in a slew of special elections and other ballot box showdowns last year, which were fueled by their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation, the Republican senators are also using Friday's trip to spotlight the tax cut and energy policy provisions in the bill, which they rebranded as the "Working Families Tax Cuts." "The Working Families Tax Cut will make buying groceries more affordable for working Americans this year," the Senate Republicans touted on social media on the eve of the border stop. "Every Democrat voted against it." DOUBLING DOWN: TOP HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS FOCUS ON HIGH PRICES ‘ABSOLUTELY GOING TO CONTINUE’ And they also highlighted that "Senate Republicans…