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Kevin McCarthy Champions Save America Act Voter ID Mandates and Warns Against Mamdani
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is aggressively championing the Save America Act to implement strict voter ID and citizenship verification, while simultaneously raising alarms about the political rise of Zohran Mamdani and what he describes as escalating anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party. During a recent media appearance, McCarthy detailed the core components of []
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Off The Press
· Jun 28, 2026
Tillis: Passing SAVE America Act before midterms is an ‘impossible task’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said ensuring the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America) Act gets passed in the Senate is an “impossible task.” “You know, I have people telling me I need to implement the SAVE Act immediately in North Carolina, in a state that has voter ID,” Tillis told CNN’s Jake []...Click to read more
Sky News Australia
· Jun 28, 2026
Whoopi Goldberg faces fact-check uproar over voter ID comments on The View
Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus reacts to a recent claim made by Whoopi Goldberg on The View. “Whoopi Goldberg, yet again on The View, they just make so much content for us, don’t they?” Ms Marcus said. “She claims that no one wants voter ID laws, despite, well, pretty much every poll showing the majority of Americans do. “One of the latest polls showed 83 per cent of all Americans want voter ID laws, and that includes more than 70 per cent of Democrats, so I don’t know who she’s speaking on behalf of.”
DNyuz
· Jun 28, 2026
‘Meet the Press’ Host Leaves Republican Senator Stammering on Air When Pressed on Election Fraud: ‘No Evidence!’
The SAVE Act is ostensibly intended to fix problems of voter fraud and election integrity in the United States. The trouble is that there’s “no evidence” of widespread issues, “Meet the Press” host Ryan Nobles told Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) on Sunday — and Marshall failed to counter with any proof of his own. After []
National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jun 24, 2026
NRCC Statement on NY-17
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the following statement on New York’s 17th Congressional District primary election: “Mike Lawler is a trusted fighter for Hudson Valley families. Thanks to Lawler, the SALT cap quadrupled, critical benefits like Medicaid are there for those who rely on them, and communities are safer. Meanwhile, shady [] The post NRCC Statement on NY-17 appeared first on NRCC.
Salon
· Jul 6, 2026
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The sexual assault allegations against Maine's Democratic Senate nominee are credible — and fatal to his candidacy
The Hill
· Jun 28, 2026
Tillis: Passing SAVE America Act before midterms is an 'impossible task'
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said ensuring the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America) Act gets passed in the Senate is an impossible task. You know, I have people telling me I need to implement the SAVE Act immediately in North Carolina, in a state that has voter ID, Tillis told CNN's Jake...
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Related coverage for "Kevin McCarthy Champions Save America Act Voter ID Mandates and Warns Against Mamdani": Off The Press — Tillis: Passing SAVE America Act before midterms is an ‘impossible task’. Sky News Australia — Whoopi Goldberg faces fact-check uproar over voter ID comments on The View. DNyuz — ‘Meet the Press’ Host Leaves Republican Senator Stammering on Air When Pressed on Election Fraud: ‘No Evidence!’. National Republican Congressional Committee — NRCC Statement on NY-17. Salon — Time’s up for Graham Platner. The Hill — Tillis: Passing SAVE America Act before midterms is an 'impossible task'