House Republicans passed an election reform bill on Wednesday that would introduce stricter voter identification requirements, a move backed by President Donald Trump. The "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility" (SAVE America) Act passed by a vote of 218-213, with only one Democrat, Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, breaking party lines to support the legislation, according to Time.
The bill, which now heads to the Senate, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states. However, the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to overcome a potential filibuster, according to Time. An earlier version of the bill had garnered support from four Democrats in the House last year.
Simultaneously, the Trump administration was also facing scrutiny on other fronts. According to multiple sources cited by Time, the administration was rolling back environmental regulations. Vox reported that the administration was "shredding the federal government's ability to fight climate change."
The political landscape also saw other developments. According to Fox News, Republicans criticized Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff for requiring ID at his rallies while opposing voter ID laws. This contradiction was highlighted in a new attack ad. Ossoff's team had not commented on the matter.
In other news, Vox reported on the emergence of a new villain in right-wing discourse: the Affluent White Female Urban Liberal, or AWFUL. Talking heads on Fox News and right-wing YouTubers described AWFULs as "smug, entitled, and even a cancer on the nation," according to Vox.
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