Trump says he won’t sign new legislation until Congress passes strict voter ID bill – live

From 3h ago 12.56 GMT Trump vows to not sign any new legislation until SAVE America act is passed The president has threatened to not sign any new legislation into law until a key voter ID bill is passed on Capitol Hill. On Truth Social, Trump said that lawmakers must pass the SAVE America act “immediately” as it “supersedes everything else”. Trump added that he did not want the “watered down version” to advance. A reminder, the bill would require proof of citizenship at voter registration and significantly curtail mail-in voting, but is struggling to clear the Senate. The president, however, remained resolute on social media: double quotation mark GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY - ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL: NO MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS: NO TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN! DO NOT FAIL!!! Share

now 16.18 GMT Trump says Australia has 'taken care of' some Iranian women soccer players Further to that last post, Donald Trump has said in an update that he’s spoken to Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese about granting members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team amid fears they could be punished if they return to Iran. The US president said on Truth Social: double quotation mark He’s on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way. Australia’s SBS News earlier said five players had “broken free” after the team was eliminated from the Asian Cup tournament and were now under the protection of the federal police, seeking assistance from the government.