Vice President JD Vance said that anyone who opposed President Donald Trump’s «one big, beautiful bill» should face consequences ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. 

The measure includes key provisions that would permanently establish individual and business tax breaks included in Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and incorporates new tax deductions to cut duties on tips and overtime pay.

All Democrats, along with five Republicans in both the House and the Senate, voted against the massive tax and domestic policy bill. However, Trump signed it into law on July 4. 

«Anybody who voted against it, I think they ought to pay a penalty,» Vance said Monday in Canton, Ohio. «Because they voted against all those great things for the people of Akron and the people of Northeastern Ohio.»

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«The craziest thing is if you’re a Democrat and you don’t like this legislation, then come and talk to us,» Vance said. «Make some proposed changes. Tell us ‘You know, this provision isn’t so good. We’d like to change it a little bit, and if we change it, then I can get to yes.’ This is the process of government. And these guys didn’t even come to the White House and try to make their concerns known. They didn’t try to make the legislation better. They just attack, attack, attack.» 

Vance then said he believed Democrats don’t care about grocery prices, whether employees receive a raise or not, or if Americans are even employed in the first place. 

«Their obsession in government is letting illegal aliens into this country, and attacking Donald J. Trump,» Vance said. «I don’t think the American people should reward that broken style of politics, and I don’t think they’re going to come November 2026.» 

Vance’s remarks come as he champions the «big, beautiful bill,» with Republicans looking to defend their slim House majority — and potentially pick up a few seats — in the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections.

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Vice President JD Vance tours the Metallus plant in Canton, Ohio, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Vance visited Pennsylvania’s 8th District on July 16, when he praised the measure and offered support for the district’s Republican representative, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, who was elected in 2024 and is in a vulnerable seat. 

Vance is also slated to speak at fundraisers for the Republican National Committee on Tuesday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Big Sky, Montana, Axios first reported. 

Among those who voted against the «big, beautiful bill» in Ohio was Rep. Emilia Sykes, who represents Canton, where Vance spoke on Monday. Sykes is in a vulnerable district as well and barely secured a victory over her opponent in the 2024 election by 2.2 percentage points, according to The New York Times. 

A spokesperson for Vance doubled down on the vice president’s remarks on Monday and pointed to a new Wall Street Journal poll released on Friday that found that 63% of voters hold a negative view towards Democrats, and only 33% hold a favorable one – a new low since 1990. 

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Elon Musk’s «America Party» announcement comes on the heels of President Donald Trump signing the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act at the White House on the Fourth of July. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

«The Democrats just hit their lowest approval rating in 35 years, and all they can do is distract voters from the enormous wins the Trump administration is racking up,» a Vance spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. «Voters are sick of Democrat politicians constantly blowing hot air. Meanwhile, the vice president is visiting contested House districts around the country selling the substantive provisions in the president’s landmark One Big Beautiful Bill.»

A Fox News poll released this month revealed that a majority of voters oppose the «big, beautiful bill.» The poll, which was conducted between July 18 and 21, found that 58% of all registered voters oppose the measure, while 39% approve of it. 

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled «The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,» in the Dirksen Building on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

No Democrats got on board backing the «big, beautiful bill,» joined by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Rand Paul of Kentucky and Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. 

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., labeled the bill «cruel» during floor remarks that lasted hours on July 3, pointing to Medicaid and SNAP reforms that reports suggest would remove millions of beneficiaries from the programs. 

«What is contemplated in this one big, ugly bill is wrong. It’s dangerous, and it’s cruel, and cruelty should not be either the objective or the outcome of legislation that we consider here in the United States House of Representatives,» Jeffries said.

Leader of right-wing Reform UK Nigel Farage demanded an apology on Tuesday after the head of U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s tech branch accused the conservative Member of Parliament (MP) of «siding» with sexual predators amid clashes over a new online safety law.

In remarks from Reform UK’s headquarters, Farage said accusations levied at him earlier in the day by Technology Secretary Peter Kyle were «disgusting» and «below the belt,» and he called on the labor secretary to retract his comments.  

Farage’s demands came after Kyle said the right-wing party’s insistence that they will repeal the law if they gain a majority and sweep No 10 in the next general election, was akin to «turning the clock back to the time when strange adults…[could] get in touch via messaging apps with children.»

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«We have people out there who are extreme pornographers, peddling hate, peddling violence. Nigel Farage is on their side,» Kyle claimed in a Sky News interview earlier on Tuesday.

«Make no mistake about it, if people like Jimmy Savile were alive today, he’ll be perpetrating his crimes online,» Kyle added, in reference to a British media personality who was found to have preyed on «hundreds» of victims and sexually abused children.

«And Nigel Farage is saying that he’s on their side.»

Farage questioned «Just how low can the Labor government sink» amid their flagging poll numbers.

Kyle took to social media to refuse to back off his statements and said, «If you want to overturn the Online Safety Act you are on the side of predators. It is as simple as that.»

The clash over the internet-based laws, which Farage has described as «borderline dystopian,» is just the latest spat unfolding in the U.K. over freedom of speech concerns — a fight that has been ongoing for decades after a 2003 law made it illegal to intentionally «cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another» with online posts, reported The Times.

The report found that nearly 3,400 people were arrested for violating the law in 2016, and criminalizing online posts remains a point of concern for many in the U.K. 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer backs the Online Safety Act despite pushback. (Ian Vogler, Pool Photo via AP)

One such example is the case of Lee Joseph Dunn, who posted three images and comments on his Facebook page in July 2024 which were deemed to be «grossly offensive» and which «risked worsening community tensions.»

The images reportedly depicted Asian men with knives, and Dunn’s comments apparently suggested they could illegally immigrate to the U.K. and move into British communities. 

Dunn, who took down the posts and apologized, was sentenced to eight weeks for the posts.

In response to the sentence, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West Janet Potter said, «This conviction should be a stark reminder to so-called keyboard warriors: online actions have consequences.»

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Adam Smith-Connor was required to pay $12,000 for praying in the buffer zone of an abortion clinic in 2022. (Alliance Defending Freedom UK)

Concerns over non-internet-based freedom of speech restrictions have also arisen in recent years, as in the 2022 case involving Adam Smith-Connor, who was arrested for quietly praying for his aborted son within a buffer zone of an abortion clinic and forced to pay roughly $12,000 in fines.

Divisions over the Online Safety Act have escalated in recent months after the law, which was first introduced in 2023, put the legal onus on social media companies and online platforms to protect users, particularly children, from criminal and harmful material through algorithm-based policies and age restrictions in March.

However, some have argued the law oversteps and now risks violating freedom of speech by forcing social media companies to «censor» anti-government content.

When President Donald Trump was asked on Monday while sitting next to Starmer whether he was concerned about his own social media platform, Truth Social, Trump jokingly responded, «I only say good things about him and his country.»

Starmer replied to the question and said, «We’re not censoring anyone.»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and President Donald Trump look on during a bilateral meeting at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Failure to comply with the new legal rules could mean any platform or social media company is hit with a fine of up to 10% of a firm’s global turnover or nearly $24 million, whichever is greater.

The U.K.-based fight was renewed this month after new restrictions under the law came into effect that require online platforms to take action to prevent children from accessing content relating to self-harm, dangerous pranks or challenges, suicide, eating disorders, pornography, and violent or bullying-related content. 

El mercado de inversión inmobiliaria en Colombia está viviendo un ciclo de crecimiento, consolidándose como una opción atractiva para quienes buscan diversificar sus inversiones.

De acuerdo con la más reciente encuesta semestral de CBRE, el 100% de los consultados prevé realizar nuevas inversiones en 2025, y un 69% planea incluso aumentar sus aportes respecto a 2024. Esta tendencia dibuja un escenario favorable para quienes desean apostar por la compra de inmuebles o por la inversión en bienes raíces.

En este contexto de dinamismo y transformación, la edición número 19 del Gran Salón Inmobiliario se presenta como el punto de encuentro esencial para familias, jóvenes, inversionistas y curiosos del sector inmobiliario que buscan conocer, comparar y decidir su mejor alternativa en finca raíz.

El evento tendrá lugar del 21 al 24 de agosto en el recinto de Corferias, en Bogotá, y reunirá bajo un mismo techo a las marcas, proyectos y alternativas de mayor proyección tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.

Con 18 años de trayectoria, el Gran Salón Inmobiliario se ha consolidado como la feria inmobiliaria más importante de Colombia. Su principal fortaleza radica en la capacidad de concentrar una oferta integral de más de 1.500 proyectos que abarcan vivienda nueva y usada, oficinas, bodegas y lotes, distribuidos en diferentes regiones del país y también en el extranjero.

Esta amplitud responde a la evolución reciente de las preferencias de los inversionistas, quienes, de acuerdo con datos de CBRE, han mostrado un interés creciente en oficinas frente al segmento de transporte y logística, que fue dominante en años anteriores.

La diversidad de opciones facilita que cada asistente encuentre alternativas ajustadas a su presupuesto y proyecto de vida. Comparar en tiempo real, acceder a datos objetivos y explorar proyectos de distinta naturaleza resulta fundamental para quienes desean tomar decisiones informadas en un entorno confiable.

Uno de los principales diferenciales del Gran Salón Inmobiliario es el acceso a asesoría personalizada y acompañamiento experto. A lo largo de la feria, profesionales del sector inmobiliario y representantes de entidades financieras estarán disponibles para orientar a los visitantes, responder preguntas clave y analizar las características de cada proyecto.

El evento ofrece herramientas como diagnósticos de perfil crediticio y simuladores, lo que facilita el acceso a créditos hipotecarios y permite evaluar esquemas de financiación diseñados según las necesidades y expectativas de cada perfil.

Adicionalmente, los asistentes podrán explorar únicamente proyectos que cuenten con trayectoria y respaldo legal comprobado, una garantía fundamental para quienes priorizan la seguridad y la valorización a largo plazo de su inversión. Esta selectividad en la muestra refuerza la confianza de quienes acuden en busca de su próximo inmueble o de nuevas oportunidades en el sector.

Más allá de la muestra comercial, la feria inmobiliaria en Bogotá incluye espacios académicos con la participación de especialistas y voces autorizadas en temas de valorización, tendencias en finca raíz, proyección urbana y alternativas de financiamiento.

Así, cada visitante no solo accede a una variada oferta de propiedades, sino también a conocimientos y herramientas que le permiten tomar decisiones informadas para su inversión.

El acceso a la feria está abierto para el público general a partir de los doce años. La entrada tiene un valor de 16.000 pesos colombianos.

La feria estará abierta de jueves a domingo, entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 8:00 p.m. Los visitantes podrán utilizar los parqueaderos disponibles: Calle 25 # 33-60 (Parqueadero Verde).