This weekend, while corporate media chases shiny distractions, five huge Trump stories are breaking that actually matter to your life and to Americaâs future. First, thereâs quiet but very good news on the SAVE America Act. After four Republicans betrayed voters on the first vote, a second vote flipped when Senator Susan Collins changed to âyesâ following a conversation with Senator Mike Lee. That gives Trump 50 GOP votes plus VP J.D. Vance for a functional 51âvote majority. The bill still needs 60 votes under the filibuster, but this proves that if the filibuster ever drops, Trump has the raw votes to ram through major electionâintegrity reforms and big pieces of his agenda.
At the same time, the swamp is fighting back hard. A leftâwing federal judge just shredded one of Trumpâs commonâsense immigration safeguards, blocking a policy that put green cards, work permits, and some asylum decisions on hold for people from 39 highârisk countries after an Afghan migrant allegedly shot two National Guard troops. Trump based the pause on security data and taxpayer costs; the judge smeared it as âantiâimmigrant,â reopening the pipeline and putting foreign interests ahead of American workers.
Out in California, confidence in elections is taking another hit as late mailâin ballot dumps erode Spencer Prattâs lead and heavily favor farâleft Nithya Raman, while the establishment shrugs and says, âThatâs just how mailâins work.â And overseas, Trump is walking a tightrope: nearly 100 days into his âEpic Furyâ campaign on Iran, U.S. forces are still intercepting drones and missiles while Tehran blames America for âbreakingâ a ceasefire Iran keeps violating. Meanwhile, Zelensky has suddenly called for direct talks with Putin and a temporary ceasefire, trying to grab the worldâs attention before Ukraine falls off Washingtonâs radar.
Taken together, these stories show exactly where we are: Trump is gaining leverage in the Senate, exposed by activist judges at home, undercut by sketchy election systems, and tested abroadâyet still fighting to put American citizens first. Here’s more from Stephen Gardner.
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