In Washington, the Senate moved to take up the so-called “Save America” act, a voter ID bill fiercely opposed by Democrats. President Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until it passes, framing the measure as essential to election integrity. Critics argue it would create significant new barriers to voting, disproportionately affecting minority and low-income communities.
Meanwhile, the fallout from a deadly strike on an elementary school continued to roil U.S. foreign policy. Trump had blamed Iran for the attack, but reporting from The Guardian reveals that the claim stemmed from an early CIA intelligence assessment that was “almost immediately dismissed.” The agency initially told the president the missile didn’t appear to be a U.S. Tomahawk based on the position of its fins — but that preliminary finding was quickly overturned. The episode raises serious concerns about how raw intelligence is being communicated and potentially weaponized in real time.
