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Republicans rip 4 blue states for keeping taxes on tips, overtime after Trump reprieve
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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 tips and overtime against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while Colorado will require taxpayers to report how much is deducted federally so it can be added back for state taxes in future years.
«Gov. Hochul and Albany Democrats believe your money is their money: They are picking the pockets of waitresses, bartenders, and first responders who work overtime just to make ends meet in a state that already has the highest tax burden in the country,» Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital.
«No wonder working people and jobs continue to flee New York in record numbers, and we’re consistently among the worst in outmigration every year.»
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Democrat Govs. JB Pritzker, Jared Polis, Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul were all called out on Tax Day for rejecting President Donald Trump’s efforts to address affordability through no tax on tips or overtime. (Getty Images)
With «affordability» a key political issue, Republicans countered with a Tax Day narrative against the governors of those four blue states that are facing midterm gubernatorial campaigns, including Hochul, who is running for re-election and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who terms out this year.
«California Democrats talk a lot about making life more affordable, but when given the chance to let hardworking Californians keep more of what they earn, Gov. Newsom and the state legislature refused to update the state’s tax code,» Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., told Fox News Digital.
«No tax on tips or overtime would provide real relief to service workers, first responders, and families across our state, and it’s disappointing to see Sacramento turn its back on them.»
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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference at San Lorenzo High School as he signs an executive order to expand women’s access to capital and wealth-building opportunities on March 18, 2026, in San Lorenzo, Calif. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu)
Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi says that while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for re-election in the nation’s third-largest blue state, he is really positioning himself for a 2028 presidential campaign on the agenda of obstructing Trump.
«Last year, President Trump delivered the largest tax cut in American history, putting millions of dollars back in the pockets of Americans; this commonsense legislation is good for Illinois, but wannabe president, JB Pritzker would rather slam the door shut on opportunity and relief, knowing full well that he supported and empowered Joe Biden’s economic disaster,» Salvi told Fox News Digital.
«The sad truth is that if President Trump is for it, JB Pritzker will always be against it.»
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions at an event at Union Station in Chicago on Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who is termed out and among names potentially running in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, was called out by Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., for action to tax overtime pay in future years.
«As a former cop in Colorado, I know firsthand how important overtime pay is to first responders, blue-collar workers, and hardworking families across America — that’s why I was proud to stand with Republicans to deliver no tax on overtime at the federal level,» Evans told Fox News Digital.
«But while we fought to give Coloradans relief, Gov. Polis and state Democrats held a special session to re-tax overtime pay, ensuring families never see the benefits they earned. The contrast couldn’t be clearer.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Hochul, Newsom, Pritzker and Polis for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
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Gov. Jared Polis speaks to the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 25, 2025. (AP)
While the governor’s seats in those four blue states are likely safe due to deep Democratic voter registration advantages, down-ballot races do have a narrative to carry under the Trump banner and the no tax on tips or overtime policy.
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The Senate Finance Committee charted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act «wins» in all 50 states, including those four blocked by Democratic leaders where there still remains a permanent 20% deduction for many small business owners and a $1,500 increase in the standard deduction for millions of families.
- California: More than 3.1 million small business owners and 15.3 million families benefited.
- New York: More than 1.5 million small businesses, nearly 8.6 million families.
- Illinois: More than 1 million small businesses, almost 5.5 million families.
- Colorado: Almost 600K small businesses, nearly 2.6 million families.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America’s classrooms
AI in the classroom: How AI will impact education moving forward
A recent Fox News poll highlights changing perceptions as 52% of voters now consider Big Tech a greater threat to the U.S. future compared to Big Government’s 47%. A Senate panel also discusses the rise of artificial intelligence in classrooms, debating its impact on student learning, privacy concerns, and potential effects on the American workforce. Lawmakers are working on an AI regulation framework.
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Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms.
The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.
It’s inevitable.
«The question is not whether AI is going to impact education. The real question is whether we will shape its use thoughtfully. Responsibly,» said Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten during a recent Senate hearing.
Lawmakers are focusing not just on what AI teaches students. But how.
«What do we know when it comes to long term cognitive impact of the use of this technology?» asked Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., at the hearing.
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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to reporters as he returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«We have no causal studies on long term impact on social or cognitive development,» replied Erin Mote, who, as CEO of InnovateEDU and the EDSAFE AI Alliance, works on technological innovation in the classroom.
Pushing students onto screens, iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom was all the rage about 12 years ago. But since that rush to technology, the percentage of high school seniors performing at grade level in math and reading is down four points from 2009, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), sometimes known as the report card of the nation.
«The students did not learn the content better and their social and emotional health has suffered greatly. We need to ensure as we move forward teaching about and with AI that we do not become overly tech reliant and that critical thinking skills remain imperative» said David Slykhuis of Valdosta State University at a House hearing earlier this year.
That’s why lawmakers are skeptical that AI can boost classroom performance.
«Kids have outsourced critical thinking. Have outsourced friendship. Have even outsourced moral advice to AI,» said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks to a reporter after a vote in the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
There are also privacy concerns. AI can glean what each student learns and knows.
AI could harvest what lessons they’ve covered. How fast students picked up different concepts. AI or data brokers could then track that for decades as students head to college or even enter the workforce.
«These tools are getting more access to more information about our students that we may not even be aware of,» warned Marten.
Teachers are already leaning on AI to develop lesson plans and grade papers. Elementary teachers can certainly deploy AI to grade simple multiplication tables and spelling. But it could spell trouble if teachers or professors use an AI rubric to grade subjective assignments such as creative writing or a term paper.
«For those that start using AI, there’s a tendency to trust everything that it spits out that can create serious problems,» said Joshua Jones at the Senate hearing. He’s CEO of QuantHub, an education AI literacy firm.
Some lawmakers doubt that AI can do everything. And some aspects of education are hard to copy.
«The foundational relationship between a child and a teacher is not something that AI is going to recreate. It’s not something that I will substitute for,» said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters outside the Senate Democrats caucus lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/Getty Images)
Educators want to know how AI may shift their roles. And if the concept of a «teacher» or a «professor,» tomorrow is the same as what we think of today.
«The idea of pulling that away is probably really scary to teachers who think this is what teaching looks like. But we know that it’s not an effective way for teaching or for learning. And so it’s going to require some real ecosystem shifts,» said educator Emily Cherkin, who has written about AI.
Graduating college seniors showered several tech CEOs with a chorus of boos at commencement exercises around the country this spring. The reason? These students may have earned a diploma. But they wonder if that’s sufficient for gainful employment in the age of AI.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently met with a host of bipartisan lawmakers at the Capitol about their hopes and fears about AI.
«I understand that college students have a lot of anxiety about the future,» said Altman. «I think there will be a lot of jobs in the future. I think that the impact on jobs has been less than many people in our field expected. And it doesn’t mean that it will always stay that way in the future.»
Moreover, students may question the value of an education if they can’t get work due to artificial intelligence.
«(High school seniors) were saying that they can’t find jobs. Saying that 30 to 40 percent of them are unemployed and they blame AI for this,» said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. «We’ve got to make some choices about AI to make sure it actually is good for the American workforce. And I think a lot college grads don’t think it is.»
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FILE – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) arrives to a closed door briefing with senators at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Hawley believes Congress should take action on AI. But not in the ways you might think.
«We ought to pass legislation right now that would require these tech companies to turn over the data on how many jobs they’re creating or how many they’re destroying,» said Hawley.
Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., is one of the leading voices in Congress on AI. He recently helped draft a bipartisan framework for legislation to regulate AI. Obernolte says he hears what college students are saying.
«It’s an indication that we collectively have done a terrible job at articulating to the American public the optimistic case for AI deployment,» said Obernolte. «AI will probably be the most powerful tool for enhancing human productivity that we have ever invented. And that will not only have positive economic consequences for our country and our world, but could create this rising wave of prosperity that literally lifts all the boats.»
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wants to pass an AI regulation bill by the end of the year. But the Congressional calendar is especially clogged. The House skipped out of town a day early this week. Even next week’s schedule may be in jeopardy thanks to a dispute over the SAVE America Act. That’s the GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
But it’s unclear how a bill may address the specifics of AI in the classroom.
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That means AI may continue unbridled in primary, secondary and even collegiate education.
And unless lawmakers move fast, AI may school us all.
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Rafael Grossi confirmó que mantuvo conversaciones con Irán y aseguró que será necesaria una verificación nuclear “muy rigurosa”
El director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), Rafael Grossi, afirmó este viernes que Irán requiere un sistema de verificación “muy sólido” para asegurar que no desarrolle armas nucleares tras el reciente acuerdo alcanzado con Estados Unidos.
A su vez, manifestó que las conversaciones para visitar el territorio iraní comenzaron pese a negativa de Teherán: “Tuvimos un intercambio con la parte iraní a nivel técnico, y la expectativa es que este proceso continuar. El trabajo técnico ha comenzado y esperamos estar allí pronto”.
El titular de la OEUA remarcó ante la prensa en Tokio: “Creo que el objetivo de este acuerdo es garantizar que no se desarrollen armas nucleares en Irán. El gobierno iraní declaró muy claramente que esa no es su intención”.
Sin embargo, pese a las declaraciones oficiales del régimen persa, Grossi sostuvo que las manifestaciones de intención no resultan suficientes para la comunidad internacional. “Pero, por supuesto, las intenciones no son suficientes. Tenemos que contar con un sistema de verificación muy sólido… tan pronto como sea posible”, subrayó en su visita a Japón.
Grossi había confirmado el miércoles pasado que los inspectores de la agencia de la ONU visitarán las instalaciones de enriquecimiento nuclear de Irán. El anuncio representó la señal más concreta hasta ahora sobre la implementación de uno de los puntos clave del entendimiento entre Washington y Teherán.
El acuerdo dispone que las actividades relacionadas con instalaciones y materiales nucleares iraníes quedarán bajo supervisión del OIEA. Durante una conferencia de prensa realizada en la central nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi, en Japón, Grossi explicó: “Puedo comprender las declaraciones políticas, son parte de la realidad, pero lo fundamental que quisiera recordarles y a lo que quisiera llamar su atención es que ha habido un Memorando de Entendimiento, firmado por ambos presidentes”.
El jefe del organismo internacional agregó que el texto “establece explícitamente que las actividades nucleares que se lleven a cabo en relación con las instalaciones de material nuclear serán supervisadas por el OIEA, en todos los sentidos”. El anuncio refuerza la postura del organismo sobre la necesidad de control y transparencia en el desarrollo nuclear iraní, en línea con los compromisos adoptados en las negociaciones recientes.
La negociación diplomática entre Estados Unidos e Irán enfrenta obstáculos significativos debido a desacuerdos en torno al programa nuclear iraní y al destino de 6.000 millones de dólares congelados en Qatar pertenecientes al régimen chiíta. Las diferencias han dificultado la posibilidad de avanzar hacia un acuerdo integral entre ambas partes.
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump insistió en el desmantelamiento del plan nuclear iraní como condición para impedir que Irán adquiera capacidad de desarrollar un arsenal nuclear. Además, plantea que los fondos por liberar solo puedan utilizarse para la adquisición de bienes estadounidenses.
Por su parte, Teherán aseguró días atrás que no existieron comunicaciones con el organismo de la ONU: “No hemos tenido ninguna reunión con el director general del OIEA (por Rafael Grossi), ni tenemos previsto que el organismo inspeccione las instalaciones nucleares iraníes ,afirmó Esmail Baqaei, portavoz de la Cancillería de Irán.
Estas demandas intensificaron el debate diplomático y mantienen la incertidumbre sobre el futuro de los recursos bloqueados y la orientación del programa nuclear de Teherán.
Cabe recordar que en cumplimiento con una ley sancionada por el Parlamento iraní después de la guerra de 12 días con Israel en 2025, Teherán suspendió la cooperación con el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica en julio del año pasado. La medida restringió el acceso y la supervisión internacional sobre el programa nuclear iraní, en un contexto de creciente tensión regional.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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