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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again

More than a dozen House Republicans tanked a procedural vote for the must-pass defense bill — once again over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act. Why it matters: The SAVE Act has become a recurring source of chaos for House Republicans, repeatedly derailing procedural votes and stalling unrelated legislation. - The House has already passed the bill three times, but it's well short of the necessary votes in the Senate, where Democratic support is needed to pass it. - House conservatives have mounted a pressure campaign to force Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster and pass the bill, but the effort has so far gained little traction in the chamber. - Just last week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was forced to scrap…

More than a dozen House Republicans tanked a procedural vote for the must-pass defense bill — once again over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act. Why it matters: The SAVE Act has become a recurring source of chaos for House Republicans, repeatedly derailing procedural votes and stalling unrelated legislation. - The House has already passed the bill three times, but it's well short of the necessary votes in the Senate, where Democratic support is needed to pass it. - House conservatives have mounted a pressure campaign to force Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster and pass the bill, but the effort has so far gained little traction in the chamber. - Just last week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was forced to scrap…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Sophie Brams and The Hill) - Thomas: Birthright decision 'devalues' American citizenship

Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to strike down President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, contending the decision “devalues” American citizenship. “I am not sure that today’s opinion will stand the test of time,” Thomas, the longest-serving conservative currently on the bench, wrote in a 91-page dissent to the [...]