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White House dishes out new election security jab over Olive Garden’s pasta pass ID policy
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, declaring he will not sign the housing bill despite congressional approval. He protests the Senate’s inability to pass The SAVE America Act, which he claims is supported by 97% of Republicans and many Democrats. Trump emphasizes the need for photo voter ID and proof of citizenship to prevent voter fraud.
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After a popular Italian restaurant chain dished out an online response to a curious diner about its new unlimited pasta pass, politically-minded social media users, including those at the top of the food chain, are taking a stand.
Olive Garden took to X on Wednesday to promote its new deal, which offers customers the chance purchase a «Never Ending Pasta Pass» for $100 plus tax, giving the first 10,000 people to purchase their pass 13 weeks of unlimited pasta.
A user posed a question to the iconic American restaurant chain, asking whether they could purchase the unlimited pasta pass and share it with their family.
An Olive Garden sign is affixed atop one of its locations. (iStock)
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«No. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass,» Olive Garden replied. «Passes are personalized and non-transferable.»
«Passholders must present a valid photo I.D. along with the Pass at the time of ordering,» the chain instructed from its X account.
Immediately, the political right seized the opportunity to prove a point — that Olive Garden appears more strict about its unlimited pasta promotion than Democrat-run states are about voting. The timely post comes as Trump continues to push for what would be a signature legislative victory — the SAVE Act — which, if passed, would require photo identification to vote. It has faced fierce pushback from the left-wing, who have argued against requiring proof of identity to cast a ballot in elections.
«Olive Garden takes their Pasta Pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security,» White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. «It’s sad but true.»
«The SAVE America Act is a commonsense police, supported by the vast majority of Americans, that will secure our elections for generations to come. The only people opposed seem to be Democrats in Congress… I wonder why?» she added.
People with signs supporting the SAVE act at Upper Senate Park. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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The social media post quickly caused an online feeding frenzy.
«PUT OLIVE GARDEN IN CHARGE OF OUR ELECTIONS!!!» one popular X account quipped.
«I hope you understand that this is extremely discriminatory towards minorities and married women,» one user said, parroting talking points that the political left has used in opposition of the SAVE Act.
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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS)
Another user also mockingly used the common parlance of the political left in response to Olive Garden’s strict policy.
«I’m sorry, but this sounds incredibly racist to me, a requirement ID and some sort of proof of being a passholder will negatively affect marginalized communities ability to access Olive Garden,» wrote the sarcastic user. «Do better Olive Garden.»
«Are you saying that if photo ID is not presented, it could lead to cheating the system?» another social media user asked.
«Good grief, Olive Garden is more secure than our elections,» said yet another.
Adding protein, fat, or fiber to carbs—like topping pasta with chicken, spinach, and olive oil—helps slow digestion and prevent blood sugar spikes. (iStock)
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Since Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act in February, the bill has faced major obstruction by Democrats in the Senate, as the conservative lawmakers don’t have the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster.
Earlier this week, SAVE Act language was attached to a State Department appropriations bill in a creative attempt to pass the law.
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El Banco de Guatemala inaugura la exposición Patrimonio Artístico con 70 obras en el marco de la conmemoración de su 80 aniversario
El Banco de Guatemala inauguró la exposición Patrimonio Artístico con 70 obras de su pinacoteca institucional, una muestra abierta al público hasta el 7 de agosto en la Sala de Exposiciones “Carlos Mérida” que se inscribe en la conmemoración de los 80 años del banco central y en su histórica función de resguardo y difusión del arte nacional.
La exhibición puede visitarse de lunes a viernes, entre las 8:00 y las 16:00, y ofrece entrada gratuita. La apertura formal se realizó con la participación del presidente de la Junta Monetaria y del Banco de Guatemala, Álvaro González Ricci, acompañado por autoridades de la institución.
La muestra reúne piezas representativas de distintas etapas del arte guatemalteco. El recorrido abarca desde el regionalismo académico y las expresiones de la Generación del 40 hasta el posmodernismo y otras vertientes de la creación nacional.
El núcleo de la exposición está compuesto por obras pertenecientes a la Pinacoteca del banco central. A través de esa selección, los visitantes pueden acercarse a corrientes y lenguajes que marcaron el desarrollo de las artes visuales del país durante el siglo XX.
Entre los artistas mencionados en la presentación de la exhibición figuran Rodolfo Galeotti Torres, Rolando Ixquiac Xicará y otros autores vinculados a la consolidación de la expresión artística guatemalteca. El banco señaló que esta parte de su patrimonio ha sido resguardada, conservada y puesta en valor a lo largo del tiempo.
Durante la inauguración también fue develado el libro “Patrimonio Artístico del Banco de Guatemala: 200 Joyas de su Pinacoteca”. La publicación reúne una selección de las obras más representativas del acervo artístico de la institución.
González Ricci definió la iniciativa como una expresión del vínculo entre la entidad y la cultura. “Al celebrar 80 años de historia del Banco Central, reafirmamos que el legado también se expresa en su compromiso con la cultura. Como Banco de la Cultura, nos enorgullece resguardar este importante patrimonio artístico y, sobre todo, acercarlo a los guatemaltecos para que puedan conocerlo, apreciarlo y reconocer en estas obras una parte de nuestra historia e identidad”.
El historiador de arte Guillermo Monsanto también destacó, durante el acto inaugural, el valor de la Pinacoteca del Banco de Guatemala como referente para la conservación del arte nacional. Esa valoración se sumó al sentido institucional que la muestra adquiere dentro de la agenda cultural del año.
“Patrimonio Artístico del Banco de Guatemala” integra la programación de exposiciones que la institución desarrolla durante 2026 para acercar al público distintas manifestaciones artísticas y fortalecer el reconocimiento de la creación nacional. La muestra cobra un significado adicional por coincidir con el 80 aniversario del banco central.
La institución plantea esa conmemoración como un reconocimiento a ocho décadas de servicio al país, no solo en su condición de banco central, sino también en su trayectoria de apoyo a la cultura y de preservación del patrimonio artístico guatemalteco. Esa dimensión cultural fue reconocida desde 1967, cuando recibió el calificativo de “Banco de la Cultura”.
El origen de esa labor se remonta a 1966, año en que el Banco de Guatemala realizó su primera exposición formal con una muestra retrospectiva de Carlos Mérida. Desde entonces, la entidad ha promovido espacios para la difusión del arte, el reconocimiento de artistas nacionales y el acercamiento de la población a distintas expresiones culturales.
La actual exposición mantiene esa línea y consolida a la sala “Carlos Mérida” como un espacio de acceso público para vincular a los visitantes con obras de distintas épocas, estilos y autores. En ese marco, la selección presentada hasta el 7 de agosto expone una parte del patrimonio artístico que el banco central ha reunido y preservado como parte de su historia institucional.
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The White House released a trove of election integrity documents Thursday night after President Donald Trump’s primetime address, posting files related to alleged voting system vulnerabilities, China’s alleged acquisition of U.S. voter data, a Michigan voter registration investigation and noncitizens on state voter rolls.
The documents, posted on a new White House election integrity page, are organized into four buckets and include intelligence assessments, FBI files, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency materials and Department of Homeland Security-related summaries covering issues ranging from election infrastructure cybersecurity to voter-registration database threats.
The release gives the public access to records the White House says support Trump’s renewed push for election reforms, including voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
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The president claimed in his address that electronic voting machines are vulnerable and easily compromised. Fox News has not yet seen evidence supporting that claim and is not able to independently evaluate the accuracy of his statement.
«This vital information has for many years been covered up and hidden from you,» Trump said Thursday night during an address from the White House on election integrity. «But that all changes right now.»
President Donald Trump slammed ABC and NBC as «fake news» over their decisions not to air his speech live, suggesting their broadcasting licenses should be revoked. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
The White House page lists the four document categories as «Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems,» «China’s Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter Data,» «Michigan Voter-Registration Investigation» and «Noncitizens on State Voter Rolls.» The page says the files span from January 2020 to June 2026.
Fox News Digital could not independently verify the contents of the documents.
In the section on voting systems, the White House says the documents include what it describes as previously classified intelligence assessments and other reports warning that U.S. adversaries could compromise election infrastructure, including voter registration databases, poll books and election websites.
A separate section includes White House claims that China acquired hundreds of millions of U.S. voter files, while another highlights FBI files tied to an alleged voter registration operation in Michigan.
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«Those responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden,» Trump claimed. «They did not disclose (it) to me as president or to anyone else.»
The final bucket focuses on what the White House describes as a DHS review that the White House claims identified noncitizens on state voter rolls.
The documents were posted to the White House website during the president’s speech Thursday night, and more updates, filings and findings are expected to drop, according to the new election integrity webpage.
«The documents we will release starting tonight have been gathered by the White House Government Transparency Taskforce, a great group of people, along with the staff of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, supported by our top intelligence agency chiefs, who have all personally reviewed the findings we are presenting this evening and fully confirmed their authenticity,» Trump said during his speech Thursday.
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The files were released as Trump has intensified his election integrity push ahead of the midterms, including calls for voter ID, proof-of-citizenship requirements and Senate passage of the SAVE Act.
Trump previously signed an executive order aimed at requiring proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms, but federal judges have blocked key portions of the order while the House-passed SAVE Act remains stalled in the Senate.
«No trust, no greatness,» Trump told Americans Thursday.
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