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Rep. Maxine Waters dubs Trump ‘The Grinch who stole Christmas’ over his economic policies

President Donald Trump has earned a new title from longtime political opponent U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters: “The Grinch who stole Christmas.” Waters, a Democratic veteran in Congress and the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, used the term to describe Trump and his economic policies, which she said are “squeezing” the pockets of American households. “During the Thanksgiving break, a lot of us heard the same thing from our constituents: buying the groceries for Thanksgiving dinner was much, […]

December 7, 2025

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Rep. Maxine Waters slams ‘reckless’ Trump cuts to HUD program combating homelessness

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is leading a Democratic Party outcry against the Trump administration‘s major cuts to a decades-old program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that works to reduce homelessness in the United States. The longtime congresswoman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by dozens of Democratic members of Congress, slammed HUD’s more than 50% cut to permanent housing funding for the agency’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. Established under […]

November 25, 2025

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‘Quit it!’: Maxine Waters shuts down MAGA reporter who confronted her over government shutdown GOP talking point

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., refused to take the bait after she was confronted by a pro-MAGA reporter on the steps of the U.S. Capitol over the government shutdown that took effect early Wednesday. After a news conference on the then-looming shutdown with the Democratic caucus on Tuesday, Waters was asked by conservative LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg if Democrats want to “prioritize the health care of illegal aliens over a government shutdown.” “If the government does shut down, American workers […]

October 1, 2025 1

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Rep. Maxine Waters warns crypto legislation opens door for Trump corruption, financial crisis

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to pass landmark cryptocurrency legislation, sending the nation’s first federal regulatory framework for stablecoin digital currencies to the desk of President Donald Trump. Ahead of Wednesday’s historic vote on the GENIUS Act, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led a group of House Democrats in opposition to the crypto legislation, warning that it would open the floodgates for financial corruption and further enrichment of the wealthy class, most especially Trump and his family. Waters, […]

July 16, 2025 2

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Maxine Waters warns Trump’s military deployment in LA is part of a more sinister agenda

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is sounding the alarm after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 U.S. Marines to her city of Los Angeles, warning that this is only the beginning if there isn’t enough public pushback. The 17-term congresswoman accused Trump of playing politics with his executive action that is currently being legally challenged by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Waters said the convicted felon turned second-term president is using the chaos of the moment to […]

June 11, 2025

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Rep. Maxine Waters slams media ‘playing politics’ over wildfires and begs people to uplift Altadena’s Black community

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., says enough is enough when it comes to media narratives around political blame in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. In a recent appearance on NewsNation, the congresswoman had a spirited debate with anchor Chris Cuomo over what the role of media should be at a time when an estimated 150,000 people have been displaced, 24 have died, and more deceased residents are expected to be found. “I’m not into the blame game. […]

January 13, 2025

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Maxine Waters blasts Trump for ‘the lies he’s telling’ by claiming NY case was rigged

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., says that former President Donald Trump is a guilty man no matter how much he refuses to accept the verdict of his hush money trial. In a recent appearance on MSNBC, the congresswoman blasted Trump for claiming his New York trial was rigged after he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. A jury determined Trump approved the concealment of payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about their past […]

June 3, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters says MAGA Republicans continue to launch attacks against marginalized communities

This week a handful of House Democrats held a discussion titled “Countering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Attacks by MAGA Republicans,” to protect marginalized communities from discriminatory practices. On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; Nikema Williams, D-Ga.; Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and Emanuel Cleaver, D-Texas, held a roundtable discussion with civil rights experts Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies; Laura Murphy, president of Laura Murphy & Associates, LLC.; Dariely Rodriguez, deputy chief counsel for Lawyers’ […]

March 13, 2024