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FIRST ON FOX: The deadline for Americans to file their taxes, Senate Republicans targeted Democrats for voting against the tax cuts passed by the GOP 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 races highlighting how “Democratic candidates are opposing the Working Families Tax Cuts that resulted in an 11% increase in Americans’ tax returns 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 narrow 53-47 Senate majority during a period when the incumbent party is often facing political storms and losing congressional seats. The GOP also faces a dire political climate fueled by continued inflation, rising gas prices coupled with what is proving to be an unlikely war with Iran, and Trump’s approval ratings are underwater.
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Exterior view of the Senate side of the US Capitol, on Jan. 12, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
But Republicans have been eyeing the tax cuts for weeks, which they insist will give them political leverage and voters during the midterms.
“Working families across the country have enough on their plates, but Democrats like Jon Ossoff go to Washington and fight to get more money out of their pockets,” said NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez, as she pointed to Ossoff, the first Georgia senator Republicans see as the most vulnerable Democrat seeking re-election this year.
Rodriguez reiterated that “President Trump and Senate Republicans are working tirelessly to bring more to working families including higher take-home pay and lower taxes.”
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A narrator in the ads insisted that “President Trump and Senate Republicans have delivered real savings for hard-working families” and accused Democrats of “opposing tax cuts for first responders, denying tax savings to service workers, and denying more money to seniors.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., points to President Donald Trump after signing his tax break and spending cuts bill at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (Evan Vucci/AP)
The tax cuts were a key part of the Republicans’ massive domestic policy measure, which passed nearly along party lines in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.
The legislation is full of Trump’s 2024 campaign promises and second-term priorities, including extending the president’s signature 2017 tax cuts and eliminating tip taxes and overtime pay.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, said, “I suspect that Tax Day is not at the top of the American people’s favorite days of the year, but I think many Americans were surprised this year when they went to file their taxes because because of the Republicans Working Families Tax Cuts bill this year, their American money has taken a hit.”
Democrats have criticized the tax cuts, saying they equally benefit the wealthy and corporations.
Earlier this year, DSCC Chairman Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Fox News Digital that because of the “very dangerous climate that President Trump is creating, we have all the elements of a green wave.”
The NRSC’s ads targeting Democrats follow positive spots it released last month highlighting “the success of Tax Cuts for Working Families.”
And the NRSC points to internal polling that it says shows a majority of voters are likely to support candidates who champion Republican economic efforts.
But another study indicates that Americans are not happy with the amount they pay in taxes.
A record 70% of voters asked in a national Fox News poll conducted late last month said their taxes are “too high,” marking an 11-point increase from last year, and the highest level of dissatisfaction since the question was first asked in 2004.
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The new ads from the NRSC are part of a major GOP campaign this week to highlight tax cuts.
On Tuesday, as Fox News Digital first reported, the National Republican Democratic Committee (NRCC), the House GOP’s campaign arm, launched ads targeting 28 vulnerable Democrats during the vote against tax cuts.
Speaker Mike Johnson hosted a tax cut event on the Capitol steps Wednesday morning. And in the previous hours, in an interview with Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria,” Trump praised host Maria Bartiromo that “the refund is very important, and it makes it difficult to do your tax return. It’s not that easy.”
