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Senate votes to begin marathon debate on SAVE America Act

The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a long and contentious debate over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require people to show documented proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot.

 

President Trump has called the measure his No. 1 legislative priority.

 

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NEWS THIS AFTERNOON

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Trump, Leavitt dismiss Kent’s allegations on Iran war as ‘false’ and ‘absurd’ 

President Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday railed against Joe Kent after he resigned from his post as director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

 

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Comer formally subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein investigation 

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday formally subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about the Epstein files.

 

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Gavin Newsom wins Trump’s insults — and his attention 

President Trump has begun to define Gavin Newsom — signaling that the California governor has moved into a small circle of Democrats he and his allies view as a serious threat. 

 

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Live updates: Trump says NATO is making ‘very foolish mistake’ on Iran 

President Trump, hosting Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the White House, said NATO is making a “very foolish mistake” in Iran, saying he’s “disappointed” in the alliance.

 

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Johnson rebuts Joe Kent on Iran: ‘There was clearly an imminent threat’ 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday rebutted former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s assertion that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. before President Trump ordered strikes on the country.

 

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Inside Noem’s tense relationship with controversial DHS inspector general 

Tensions are running high between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its inspector general, a Trump appointee who is pushing back on agency leadership, claiming they are trying to stifle his investigations.

 

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White House reviews Democratic offer to reopen Homeland Security 

White House negotiators are reviewing a Democratic proposal to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but the talks are inching along and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Democrats aren’t serious about getting a deal soon.

 

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