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Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
NEW: House passes SAVE America Act
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
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NEW: House passes SAVE America Act
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
NEW: House passes SAVE America Act
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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My Republican colleagues always tell me: don’t pay attention to what Trump says, pay attention to what he does. I am—and that’s why I’m so alarmed. Are you?
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
My Republican colleagues always tell me: don’t pay attention to what Trump says, pay attention to what he does. I am—and that’s why I’m so alarmed. Are you?
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Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
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BREAKING: The House approves the SAVE America Act as the GOP aims to implement strict new voting requirements.
House to vote on the SAVE America Act as GOP makes election bill push
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
cbsn.ws
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
BREAKING: The House approves the SAVE America Act as the GOP aims to implement strict new voting requirements.
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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Here's the background on the Martinez case, in which the Trump regime dropped charges because they knew their case was built on lies.
Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez
Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent ...
www.wbez.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Here's the background on the Martinez case, in which the Trump regime dropped charges because they knew their case was built on lies.
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The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
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The House votes to repeal some of President Trump's tariffs levied on imports from Canada. 210 Republicans voted in favor of the tariffs. It's the first time House GOP lawmakers have gone on the record about the Trump tariffs.
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The House votes to repeal some of President Trump's tariffs levied on imports from Canada. 210 Republicans voted in favor of the tariffs. It's the first time House GOP lawmakers have gone on the record about the Trump tariffs.
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RFK Jr. made it into the Epstein files in the most RFK Jr. way possible
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
RFK Jr. made it into the Epstein files in the most RFK Jr. way possible
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AG Bondi calls Rep Joe Neguse (D-CO) “Senator Neguse.”
If Senator Bennet wins CO Gov and appoints Neguse to the Senate, let the record show Bondi called it.
If Senator Bennet wins CO Gov and appoints Neguse to the Senate, let the record show Bondi called it.
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
AG Bondi calls Rep Joe Neguse (D-CO) “Senator Neguse.”
If Senator Bennet wins CO Gov and appoints Neguse to the Senate, let the record show Bondi called it.
If Senator Bennet wins CO Gov and appoints Neguse to the Senate, let the record show Bondi called it.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick On Why Detention Centers Are So Central To Trump's Mass Deportation Strategy • Get to this interview when you can. I promise you will learn a lot.....
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick On Why Detention Centers Are So Central To Trump's Mass Deportation Strategy
Get to this interview when you can. I promise you will learn a lot.....
www.hopiumchronicles.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick On Why Detention Centers Are So Central To Trump's Mass Deportation Strategy • Get to this interview when you can. I promise you will learn a lot.....
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Out of everything real and projected heading into the November election, this is the one that scares the hell out of me
The SAVE Act would force many rural Americans to drive hours just to register to vote. This bill is voter suppression.
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Out of everything real and projected heading into the November election, this is the one that scares the hell out of me
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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Jonathan V Last: "In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man's capricious, destructive governance."
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Jonathan V Last: "In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man's capricious, destructive governance."
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Trump & his goons are weaponizing the DOJ against anyone who disagrees with them.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Trump & his goons are weaponizing the DOJ against anyone who disagrees with them.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
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Reuters: U.S. HOUSE BACKS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD END TRUMP'S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219 TO 211
February 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Reuters: U.S. HOUSE BACKS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD END TRUMP'S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219 TO 211
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A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting.
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A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Many married women adopted their husband's last name, and now their ID doesn't match their birth certificate. Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting.
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Many married women adopted their husband's last name, and now their ID doesn't match their birth certificate. Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting.
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Tell Congress to once again reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Tell Congress to once again reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4tmVIor
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Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting. A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Many married women adopted their husband's last name, and now their ID doesn't match their birth certificate.
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Seems to me like the SAVE Act is essentially a Poll Tax, specifically designed to keep women and the poor from voting. A passport, issued by the federal government, costs about $130. Many married women adopted their husband's last name, and now their ID doesn't match their birth certificate.
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“If passed, the SAVE Act will disenfranchise 20 million voters.”
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
“If passed, the SAVE Act will disenfranchise 20 million voters.”
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
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Rep. Becca Balint's grandfather died in the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Rep. Becca Balint's grandfather died in the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.