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Exclusive / Democratic groups wage populist fight on Trump tax cuts

Burgess Everett
Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief
Feb 18, 2026, 5:02am EST
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President Donald Trump signs the Republican tax bill in 2025.
President Donald Trump signs the Republican tax bill in 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters

Democrats are shaking up their campaign against the GOP’s 2025 tax cuts.

The group Fair Share America is rebranding as Families Over Billionaires and launching the Stop the Billionaire Bailout PAC.

It’s a sign of Democrats leaning into the economic populist fight, a battle that the group’s executive director, Kristen Crowell, said “intensified” after Trump signed the 2025 tax law.

The PAC plans to raise $3 million, according to details first shared with Semafor, and aims to capitalize on new polling showing that voters want to raise taxes on billionaires and corporations.

Democrats’ Biden-era goals of raising taxes on wealthy Americans and big companies to fund upgrades to health care, education, and clean energy were somewhat stifled by their 50-50 majority.

Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., says he’s “grateful” for an ally “in the fight to build an economy that works for everyone.”

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