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Sen. Sanders says he is looking forward to Trump ‘fulfilling his promise’ on credit card interest rates

Sen. Sanders says he is looking forward to Trump ‘fulfilling his promise’ on credit card interest rates

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he is looking forward to working with the Trump Administration and hopes that President-elect Donald Trump sticks to his promise surrounding the cap on interest rates. “I look forward to working with the Trump Administration on fulfilling his promise to cap credit card interest rates at 10%,” Sanders wrote in a post on X on Friday. “We cannot continue to allow big banks to make record profits by ripping off Americans by charging them 25 to 30% interest rates. That is usury,” he wrote. Several X users praised Sanders and thanked him for backing Trump’s efforts. NANCY PELOSI FIRES BACK AT BERNIE SANDERS FOR COMMENTS ON DEMS’ SWEEPING ELECTION LOSS: NO ‘RESPECT’ “Thank you for trying to focus on the potential good coming from the next administration instead of fear mongering,” one person commented. “I did not have Bernie agreeing with Trump on anything on my Election BINGO Card,” another person commented. “This is a moment in the history of our country that nobody should never forget. Wow! Trump and Bernie working together for the people of America! Maybe unifying this country is not impossible. Thank you Bernie!” another user commented.  The left-wing lawmaker, who is listed as a member of the Senate Democratic caucus, ripped the Democratic Party in the wake of Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory and accused the party of abandoning the working class. “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. First, it was the White working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well,” Sanders said in a previous statement. BERNIE SANDERS EXCORIATES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, CALLS CAMPAIGN ‘DISASTROUS’ AFTER TRUMP VICTORY “While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right,” he continued. Sanders has characterized Harris’ campaign as “disastrous.” “Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?” he asked.  “Will they understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans are experiencing?” he added. “Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful oligarchy which has so much economic and political power? Probably not.” While Republicans secured the Senate majority following the 2024 election, the 83-year-old Sanders, who has served in the chamber since 2007, just won another six-year-term. BERNIE SANDERS SAYS HARRIS DROPPING FAR-LEFT POLICIES ‘IN ORDER TO WIN THE ELECTION’ “Unbelievably, real, inflation-accounted-for weekly wages for the average American worker are actually lower now than they were 50 years ago,” Sanders previously said. “Today, despite an explosion of technology and worker productivity, many young people will have a worse standard of living than their parents.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined a slew of Democrats taking offense to Sanders’ comments.  “With all due respect, and I have a great deal of respect for [Sanders], for what he stands for, but I don’t respect him saying that the Democratic Party has abandoned the working class families. That’s where we are,” Pelosi told The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast on Saturday. Pelosi’s remarks came days after Sanders posted on X that Democrats’ loss should “come as no great surprise” after working class voters – first the White working class and then the Latino and Black working classes — looked elsewhere for change. Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg and Taylor Penley contributed to this report. 

Pence says he opposes RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary because of his stance on abortion

Pence says he opposes RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary because of his stance on abortion

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday made his opposition to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unequivocal.  “The Trump-Pence administration was unapologetically pro-life for our four years in office. There are hundreds of decisions made at HHS every day that either lead our nation toward a respect for life or away from it, and HHS under our administration always stood for life,” Pence said in a lengthy statement on the website for his Advancing American Freedom nonprofit Friday.  “I believe the nomination of RFK Jr. to serve as Secretary of HHS is an abrupt departure from the pro-life record of our administration and should be deeply concerning to millions of Pro-Life Americans who have supported the Republican Party and our nominees for decades.” Pence claimed Kennedy has “defended abortion on demand during all nine months of pregnancy” for the majority of his career and supports overturning the Dobbs decision and codifying Roe v. Wade.  RFK JR. ASKS AMERICANS TO SUGGEST POLICIES FOR NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: ‘TRANSITION TEAM BELONGS TO YOU’ “If confirmed, RFK, Jr. would be the most pro-abortion Republican appointed secretary of HHS in modern history,” Pence wrote.  President-elect Trump on Thursday announced he was nominating Kennedy to head the agency as he had said he would during the campaign.  “I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health,” Trump said in his announcement.  DR. MARC SIEGEL HIGHLIGHTS ‘DISTURBING’ ISSUES RFK JR. COULD ADDRESS AS HHS HEAD Kennedy was frequently seen with Trump in the last couple of months of the campaign after he dropped his independent bid for the White House and endorsed the Republican nominee.  Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president during Trump’s first term, didn’t run with him again in 2024 and declined to endorse Trump.  Kennedy has flip-flopped on abortion. In May, he said a woman should be able to have an abortion when she’s full term, which he later walked back, saying there should be restrictions at some point in the pregnancy. And last year he said he supported a 15-week ban on abortion before his campaign said he misspoke.  On his campaign website, he said he would support legislation to overturn the Dobbs decision, according to The Hill.  Last month, Trump said he would veto any attempt at a national abortion ban, saying it’s an issue for the states.  Liberals are also concerned about Kennedy’s nomination due to his controversial stances on vaccines, fluoride in water and other issues.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital has reached out to Kennedy for comment. 

Democrat wins House race to retain seat in California’s 21st district

Democrat wins House race to retain seat in California’s 21st district

Longtime Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., has won re-election in California’s 21st Congressional District after more than a week of counting ballots, according to the Associated Press. He successfully kept his seat against Republican challenger Michael Maher. The race was one of the final pending House races of the 2024 cycle, called more than a week after Election Day. Costa has represented the district since 2005, which includes the San Joaquin Valley, but the Democrat’s political work in California stretches back decades.  REPUBLICANS PROJECTED TO KEEP CONTROL OF HOUSE AS TRUMP PREPARES TO IMPLEMENT AGENDA Costa served in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1994, before being elected to the California State Senate from 1994 to 2002. The Democrat faced Republican opposition from California native Michael Maher, a veteran and former FBI agent.

Moderate Democrat and Marine veteran wins re-election in Trump leaning congressional district

Moderate Democrat and Marine veteran wins re-election in Trump leaning congressional district

The Associated Press projects that Democratic Rep. Jared Golden will win re-election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, a red-leaning district in an overall blue state, by defeating Republican challenger Austin Theriault. He faced Republican Theriault, a former NASCAR driver, who’s a first-term state lawmaker who aimed to flip the seat from blue to red. Golden, a Marine veteran who served combat tours in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraqi, is a moderate Democrat who is often at odds with his party and with President Biden’s administration.  CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS 2024 ELECTION RESULTS  The congressman made headlines earlier this year when he said he “didn’t know” whether he would vote for Biden’s re-election and was one of the first Democrats in Congress to question the 81-year-old president’s mental and physical abilities to handle another four years in the White House. Golden, who was first elected to Congress in 2018, has now won four straight elections in the swing district.  Maine and Nebraska are the only two states in the nation to allocate their electoral votes in presidential elections by congressional district. And while Maine is reliably blue in White House races, former President Trump carried Maine’s second district in both 2016 and 2020. The mostly rural district, which comprises roughly 80% of Maine’s total land area, is the largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.