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The US military struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar installations near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched drone attacks on a commercial cargo vessel. President Trump called the Iranian strike a 'foolish violation' of a recently negotiated ceasefire agreement. Vice President Vance, who helped broker the ceasefire, warned that 'violence will be met with violence.' Iran's IRGC claimed it struck US military positions in response to the American strikes. US officials say Friday's strikes do not represent a return to major combat operations.
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A federal judge in Boston has permanently barred the Trump administration from enforcing key parts of an executive order on elections, including a requirement that voters show documentary proof of citizenship when registering. The judge ruled the order violated the separation of powers, finding the Constitution grants states and Congress — not the president — authority over elections. The ruling also blocks provisions that would have rejected mail ballots arriving after Election Day and withheld federal funds from non-complying states. Separately, Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act in Congress, which would impose similar requirements by statute; the bill has passed the House but stalled in the Senate amid a filibuster.
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The Trump administration is pushing for election security measures, but progress in the Senate has stalled. President Trump met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill in late June 2026, but a legislative impasse continues to cloud the path forward for the proposals.
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President Trump visited Capitol Hill on June 24, 2026 to lobby Republican senators for the SAVE America Act, which would impose strict voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal elections. The bill faces a stalemate in the Senate, with passage uncertain despite White House pressure.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States. The House previously passed a bill 224-204 to extend TPS for Haiti, with support from 10 Republicans including two Ohio representatives. That bill has stalled in the Senate, where supporters lack the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Democrats are calling on the Senate to take up the House bill, while most Republicans and the White House support the Court's decision, arguing TPS was always meant to be temporary.
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A federal judge has struck down an executive order signed by President Trump that would have required individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The ruling blocks the administration's effort to implement the citizenship verification requirement through executive action. Supporters of the order argued it was necessary to prevent noncitizens from voting, while opponents argued it was an unlawful overreach that would suppress legitimate voter participation.
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President Trump publicly endorsed national right-to-carry legislation, but passage remains uncertain as pro-gun groups and GOP lawmakers disagree over two rival bills. HR 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act backed by the NRA and Rep. Richard Hudson, has 189 co-sponsors and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee. HR 645, the National Constitutional Carry Act introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie and favored by the National Association for Gun Rights, would eliminate permit requirements nationwide. The Senate filibuster's 60-vote threshold poses an additional obstacle to passage of either bill.
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The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 on June 23, 2026, to pass a war powers resolution directing President Trump to end U.S. military operations against Iran, joining the House which passed the same measure earlier in June. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, and a ceasefire was declared on April 7. Four Republicans joined Democrats to reach the majority. The vote marks the first time both chambers have passed such a resolution since the War Powers Act was enacted in 1973. Legal experts say the measure's enforceability is uncertain: a 1983 Supreme Court ruling suggested such resolutions require presidential signature, the White House calls the War Powers Act unconstitutional, and the administration argues hostilities already ended with the ceasefire. Trump called the vote 'poorly timed and meaningless.' The administration is also expected to ask Congress to authorize tens of billions of dollars to fund the war.
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President Trump abruptly canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan housing affordability bill that passed both the House and Senate. Trump posted on Truth Social that the ceremony would be postponed until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, which includes voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. The housing bill would ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, streamline environmental reviews, offer grants for aging properties, and expand definitions of manufactured housing to ease zoning restrictions. The White House had previously expressed support for the housing bill before the cancellation.
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