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Saturday on MS NOW’s “Politics Nation,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said “Republicans have adopted voter suppression as an electoral strategy.” Jeffries said, “We also have to be prepared for the reality that Republicans have adopted voter suppression as an electoral strategy. And that’s why, as Democrats, we’re committing to making sure that we stand up the largest voter protection effort in the history of the country. That’s House Democrats working with Senate Democrats, working with the Democratic governors, the Democratic secretaries of state, as well as the Democratic attorneys general, like Tish James of course, here in…

Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar’s Congressional Portrait Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar performed a rapid reversal Saturday after initially criticizing President Donald Trump’s massive new oil agreement with Venezuela before deleting her posts and returning to praise the deal. Salazar, a Florida congresswoman and longtime critic of Venezuela’s socialist regime, argued that any agreement struck under the current regime could not be trusted beyond Trump’s presidency. “Any oil ‘deal’ with Venezuela’s interim regime has an expiration date: the day President Trump leaves the White House,” Salazar wrote on X. She also warned that Rodríguez was simply “buying time,” arguing that the…

A former Iraqi official, who was honored and received an award under the Biden administration, has been placed on the United States government’s “Terror Watchlist” and had her visa revoked, according to multiple reports. Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi, who previously served as Iraq’s Minister of Finance, had her visa revoked “this week,” the State Department confirmed to Fox News. While the State Department did not confirm to the outlet “when Mohammed was placed on the terrorist watchlist,” Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs Dylan Johnson praised the “Trump State Department” for revoking the visas of “foreigners who…

An alleged intruder is dead after being shot multiple times by a Spartanburg County, South Carolina, homeowner around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. WSPA reported that through interviews, deputies believe the alleged intruder “entered the home and encountered the homeowner who shot the individual.” Deputies found the body of the deceased suspect at the home. FOX Carolina identified the alleged intruder as 19-year-old Xavier Felix Rivera-Goucher. Police indicated that “Rivera-Goucher had no known prior relationship with the residents of the home.” WSPA pointed out that two other residents in the home sustained injuries but did not say how the injuries were caused. AWR…

Almost 53% have said ‘no’ to reopening negotiations with Brussels, public broadcaster RUV has reported Iceland has narrowly rejected the idea of resuming talks on joining the EU, public broadcaster RUV has reported. Previous negotiations were halted 13 years ago.The referendum on Saturday saw a high turnout, with more than 225,000 people out of a population of just over 394,000 coming to the polls.After the ballot count concluded on Sunday, RUV announced that 52.8% said ‘no’ to resuming accession talks, while 47.2% backed the idea.The ballot asked voters just a single question: “Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European…

Rep Brian Mast was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with guest host Cheryl Casone to discuss the US policy “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran. President Trump launched this campaign against the Iranian regime to isolate it economically. The Treasury Department is using its resources to cut off Iran’s economy from the rest of the world. “Treasury Secretary Bessent on Friday, he threatened also to cut off $1.8 billion in Iranian shadow banking funds by targeting a major bank in the UAE. Do you think that all of these actions put more pressure on Iran to come back to the table?” Casone…

Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei called on Gulf states to unite against the United States and Israel as their “real enemy” in a written message Sunday, an overture to neighbors Tehran has spent months attacking and threatening as the Islamic Republic faces mounting military and economic pressure. “My repeated, emphatic recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, particularly those in the West Asia region and along the Persian Gulf, is that you must know who your true enemy is, understand their plots, and confront them,” Khamenei said in the message marking the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad. Khamenei…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America is something out of  “Saturday Night Live.” Ford said, “There’s countries all over the world that want our uranium, our potash, our high-grade nickel and every other critical mineral. I’d rather send it down to the U.S.. And, you know, again, if you work together, we’re going to create more opportunities, more jobs.” He added, “If I can say, everyone is feeling bullied by President Trump, and this is the worst thing you could do for the American…

Several missiles were reportedly fired at US military installations in Jordan after an attack on Iran’s Larak Island The US carried out strikes on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, killing and injuring several soldiers and civilians, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. The attack marked the first US military action inside Iran since late July, breaking a month-long lull in direct fighting.Larak Island lies near the narrowest point of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has remained heavily restricted since the war began. Explosions were heard near the island late on Sunday, Iran’s semi-official Fars News…

Screenshot New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was spotted wearing a hijab while addressing a predominantly male Muslim audience in New York City on Friday. Video circulating online shows the Democratic governor speaking in a black headscarf during a visit publicized by the Islamic Center of New York. “I want to thank His Excellency Mr. [Tareq] Albanai,” Hochul says in the clip, before thanking an imam and other officials associated with the organization. Watch the clip below: New York Governor Kathy Hochul dons a hijab during a public appearance in New York. She will lecture you about women’s rights all day,…