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CBS/YouGov poll | 3/16-3/19 Requiring a valid photo ID to vote ✅Favor 80% ❌Oppose 20% — By party (net favor +) 🟦✅Democrats (+30) 🟥✅Republicans (+90) ⬜️✅Independents (+58) —— Favor or oppose the SAVE Act? ❌Oppose 31% ✅Favor 28% Not sure 41% —— Requiring documents showing proof of citizenship to register to vote? ✅Support 66% ❌Oppose 34% cbsnews.com/news/voting-pr…

Axios: AOC won't rule out endorsing against fellow House Dems AOC won't rule out endorsing against fellow House Dems Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told Axios she is keeping the door open to endorsing challengers to her House Democratic colleagues "if someone crosses some huge line." axios.com/2026/03/19/aoc…

WSJ: Trump Told Inner Circle Some Mass Deportation Policies Went Too Far President directs a new approach as some advisers believe immigration is no longer as strong a political issue for Trump wsj.com/politics/polic…

YouGov poll | 2/24-3/1 (released 3/18) How much do you think the following descriptions apply to Donald Trump? (% of U.S. adult citizens) (Those who say a lot) Arrogant: 65% Opportunistic: 57% Reckless: 56% Dishonest: 54% Corrupt: 54% Hypocritical: 53% Divisive: 51% Insincere: 49% Racist: 48% Ineffective: 46% Uninformed: 44% A strong leader: 38% Qualified: 35% Intelligent: 35% Competent: 34% Authentic: 31% Charismatic: 29% A good communicator: 28% Honest: 27% Compassionate: 23% Inspirational: 23% Likable: 22% Link to poll: yougov.com/en-us/articles…

WaPo: In Texas race, House GOP leaders back ‘AK Guy’ criticized for past remarks #TX23 Brandon Herrera, a candidate seeking to replace an embattled incumbent in West Texas, owns a copy of “Mein Kampf,” poked fun at veterans’ suicide rates and claimed President Abraham Lincoln “didn’t free anybody.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

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AP: Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary “It became an organization that was supporting Donald Trump and people who follow Donald Trump,” Pritzker said. “AIPAC really is not an organization that I think today I would want any part of.” apnews.com/article/illino…

People who are above the age of 50 should not be given access to AI.

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One of the worst things that arose from the COVID pandemic was Fry’s closing all its stores.

NYT: Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader Breaking a taboo, President Trump needled Japan’s prime minister about the World War II attack, as she widened her eyes and appeared to take a deep breath in the Oval Office. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

WaPo: JD Vance has maintained in recent private conversations that he hasn’t yet decided whether he will seek the presidential nomination for 2028. One of those people cited Vance’s fourth child, due this summer, and said the vice president has put a priority on his family life and is unlikely to make a final decision until he and Usha Vance see how another baby affects their lives.

Endorsements in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan Adbul El-Sayed ⬜️🟦Bernie Sanders 🟦Ro Khanna 🟦Pod Save America 🟦Rashida Tlaib 🟦Pramila Jayapal —— State Senator Mallory McMorrow 🟦Martin Heinrich 🟦Chris Murphy 🟦Elizabeth Warren 🟦Peter Welch 🟦Winnie Brinks (MI Senate Majority Leader) —— US Rep. Haley Stevens 🟦Ruben Gallego 🟦Nancy Pelosi 🟦Martin O’Malley 🟦Democratic Majority of Israel 🟦Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus

NBC News: Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job Hegseth said "family after family" of service members killed urged the administration to “not stop until the job is done." President Donald Trump made a similar claim earlier this month. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Axios: Two senators held a fundraiser today for Graham Platner's Senate campaign — with tickets as high as $5,000 — as part of a D.C. tour this week where he picked up another endorsement and met with roughly 10 House lawmakers Platner stopped by a D.C. lunch fundraiser hosted by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) — hours after securing an endorsement from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who called him "the real deal." His House meeting was attended by mix of progressive and middle-of-the road Democratic lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the matter. axios.com/2026/03/19/dem…

CNN: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Thursday blasted talk of ending the Senate filibuster to pass the “SAVE America Act” as a “foolish and lazy idea” and warned his party that pushing the president’s priority through the so-called talking filibuster would hand control to Democrats. “I have made it crystal clear that I will never vote to do this. Eliminating the filibuster is a foolish and lazy idea pushed by politicians seeking short-term gain at the expense of causing irreparable long-term harm to our nation,” Tillis said in a statement. cnn.com/2026/03/19/pol…

Politico: Labor secretary’s security staffer resigns amid misconduct investigation At least two other top aides to Lori Chavez-DeRemer have left the agency after being placed on leave during an internal probe of alleged misconduct. politico.com/news/2026/03/1…