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Florida Republicans send SAVE Act–style proof-of-citizenship voting bill to DeSantis’ desk

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Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering.

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Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a 77–28 vote Thursday, hours after the bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate 27–12. The votes in both houses of the Florida legislature were nearly entirely along party lines.

DeSantis, a supporter of what he calls «the Florida version of the SAVE Act,» is expected to sign the measure when it reaches his desk. 

«Although Florida has already enacted much of what the federal legislation contemplates, this will further fortify our state as the leader in election integrity,» the governor highlighted in a social media post.

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The developments in Florida come as the federal bill faces an uncertain future in Congress.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida supports a bill approved by his state’s legislature which mandates proof-of-citizenship when registering to vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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The SAVE Act, which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, narrowly passed the GOP-controlled House in February mostly along party lines. But it’s stalled in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the chamber, far short of the 60 vote threshold needed to pass the bill.

The federal bill would require strict voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements across the country. Republicans say the bill is necessary to secure election integrity.

While polls indicate the vast majority of Americans — regardless of the political affiliation — support voter IDs at the polls and preventing noncitizens from voting in federal elections, Democrats argue the bill is not needed, since citizenship already is a requirement to vote and instances of noncitizen voting are rare.

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Democrats and voting rights groups also claim that the federal bill would create unnecessary barriers, making it harder for voters to cast a ballot.

President Donald Trump has said that passing a federal bill that mandates proof-of-citizenship to register to vote should be the number one priority for Congress.

President Donald Trump has said that passing a federal bill that mandates proof-of-citizenship to register to vote should be the number one priority for Congress. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump, who is intent on holding the Republican congressional majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, said earlier recently that the federal bill should be the top priority in Congress and that if passed, it «will guarantee the midterms» for Republicans.

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But the Florida bill’s proof of citizenship requirement wouldn’t take effect until January, after the November 2024 midterm elections. And the bill also doesn’t limit the Sunshine State’s allowance for excuse-free mail-in-voting. 

Trump has long railed against mail-in-balloting.

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The Florida measure also would prevent college students from using their student IDs when voting in person, but that provision wouldn’t take effect until 2027.

«This bill creates real barriers for everyday Floridians, especially those with the fewest resources,» Democratic state Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis of Orlando argued in a social media post. «It will disproportionately impact working families, seniors, and college students who want to exercise their voice and right to vote.» 

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A view of the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee, Florida.  (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

And Florida Democratic Party Chair, Nikki Fried charged, «In the cover of night, Florida Republicans made it harder for U.S. citizens to vote.»

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«While Democrats, civic groups, and voters voiced their concerns to stop this harmful policy, Republicans decided citizens’ voices didn’t matter and voted to disenfranchise hardworking Floridians,» she added.

The bill would make Florida the most populous state in the nation to mandate proof-of-citizenship to register to vote.

Arizona and Kansas enacted similar requirements in the past two decades, and Louisiana passed a law two years ago.

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Proof-of-citizenship bills passed recently in the South Dakota and Utah legislatures, and are awaiting the governors’ signatures.

And in 2024, New Hampshire mandated that all first-time voters show proof of citizenship when registering.

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Un triángulo amoroso y un crimen brutal: el caso de la ciclista asesinada por la novia de su amigo

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En la noche del 11 de mayo de 2022, el silencio de una casa ubicada en la ciudad estadounidense de Austin, en Texas, se quebró de forma inesperada y brutal. Poco antes de las 22, una joven llamada Caitlin Cash encontró a su amiga gravemente herida en el piso. Tenía impactos de bala en diferentes partes del cuerpo, y no había señales de robo o de alguna pelea previa en el lugar. A primera vista, la escena indicaba que el crimen hablaba de algo personal.

La víctima era Moriah Wilson, una ciclista profesional de 25 años que había llegado a la ciudad para competir en una carrera. Horas antes, había salido a cenar con un amigo, como parte de una rutina normal. Sin embargo, en cuestión de horas, todo terminaría en un crimen que rápidamente captó la atención de la policía y de la opinión pública.

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La autopsia confirmó lo que ya se sospechaba: había sido asesinada. La joven recibió tres disparos, dos en la cabeza y uno en el pecho, cuando ya estaba en el piso. No fue un ataque al azar, sino -según determinó la Justicia después- un crimen motivado por “celos”.

Una apasionada por el ciclismo

Moriah Wilson había nacido el 18 de mayo de 1996 en el estado de New Hampshire y crecido en Vermont, en una familia donde el deporte ocupaba un lugar central. Desde chica se destacó como esquiadora, pero con el tiempo encontró su verdadera pasión en el ciclismo.

Se graduó en el Dartmouth College con un título en Ingeniería, pero decidió apostar por una carrera profesional en el ciclismo de gravel, una disciplina exigente que combina rutas pavimentadas y terrenos irregulares.

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Moriah Wilson era una apasionada del ciclismo y el deporte desde muy chica. (Foto: WSJ)

Sus allegados que la conocían bien la describían como una joven enfocada, amable y apasionada por lo que hacía. Antes de dedicarse por completo al deporte, había trabajado en Especialized, una empresa que fabrica bicicletas y accesorios para ciclistas.

Para 2022, a sus 25 años, su carrera estaba en ascenso: viajaba por distintas ciudades compitiendo y construyendo su nombre dentro del circuito. Su llegada a Austin tenía ese objetivo, aunque nunca se imaginó que ese viaje sería el último.

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En las primeras horas de la investigación se descartó un robo o un ataque al azar. Por ello, la atención se centró rápidamente en el entorno cercano de la víctima, especialmente en Colin Strickland, el hombre con el que Wilson había pasado las horas previas a su muerte.

Strickland también era ciclista profesional y tiempo antes había mantenido una relación amorosa con la víctima, aunque luego habían quedado como amigos. Al momento del crimen, estaba en pareja con una mujer de 35 años llamada Kaitlin Armstrong.

Si bien en un principio negó conocer a Wilson, luego admitió que habían tenido un vínculo y que incluso había ocultado mensajes para evitar conflictos con su novia actual. Ese dato fue clave y los investigadores comenzaron a reconstruir una posible motivación.

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Colin Strickland, ciclista y exnovio de Wilson, fue uno de los primeros sospechosos en la causa. (Foto: The Sun)

Colin Strickland, ciclista y exnovio de Wilson, fue uno de los primeros sospechosos en la causa. (Foto: The Sun)

Posteriormente, las cámaras de seguridad dieron el siguiente indicio: un Jeep negro, vinculado a Armstrong, había sido captado cerca de la escena del crimen en el momento del asesinato. La evidencia balística reforzó la sospechas: una vaina encontrada en el lugar coincidía con una pistola que pertenecía a Armstrong.

A eso se sumaron testimonios que indicaban que la mujer estaba al tanto de la relación entre Strickland y Wilson y que había manifestado enojo e incluso intenciones violentas.

Armstrong fue detenida inicialmente, pero un error administrativo en la orden de detención permitió su liberación. Pero para ese entonces, ya era la principal sospechosa.

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Días después, cuando la policía intentó avanzar nuevamente, descubrió que había desaparecido.

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La captura y la condena

La historia dio un giro inesperado cuando Kaitlin Armstrong logró escapar de Estados Unidos. Su plan consistió en usar el pasaporte de su hermana y viajar a Costa Rica, donde intentó empezar una nueva vida bajo una identidad falsa.

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Durante 43 días estuvo prófuga de la Justicia: cambió su apariencia, se hizo cirugías estéticas, se tiñó el pelo y se movió entre distintos lugares. Sin embargo, un detalle terminó siendo clave: publicó un aviso en el que buscaba trabajo como instructora de yoga. Ese rastro permitió a los investigadores localizarla.

De esta manera, el 29 de junio de 2022 fue detenida en un hostal y extraditada a Estados Unidos.

Kaitlin Armstrong fue detenida luego de permanecer prófuga por más de 40 días. (Foto: People)

Kaitlin Armstrong fue detenida luego de permanecer prófuga por más de 40 días. (Foto: People)

El proceso judicial avanzó con demoras, pero finalmente el juicio comenzó en octubre de 2023. La fiscalía presentó un caso sólido basado en pruebas físicas, registros de cámaras, testimonios y el contexto de la relación entre los involucrados.

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Detrás del crimen, los investigadores reconstruyeron un vínculo atravesado por “tensiones y celos”. Moriah Wilson había conocido a Colin Strickland en 2021, durante una carrera, y con el tiempo comenzaron una relación que, aunque breve, derivó luego en una amistad cercana.

El antes y después de Kaitlin Armstrong tras las cirugías estéticas que se hizo para evadir a la Justicia. (Foto: People)

El antes y después de Kaitlin Armstrong tras las cirugías estéticas que se hizo para evadir a la Justicia. (Foto: People)

Sin embargo, Strickland mantenía una relación intermitente con Armstrong, con quien incluso compartía un negocio. Según la reconstrucción, el 11 de mayo de 2022, Wilson se reunió con él sin saber que Armstrong estaba al tanto de ese encuentro.

Para la Justicia, ese fue el punto de quiebre: la sospechosa, “consumida por los celos”, siguió a la joven hasta el departamento donde se alojaba y la asesinó a sangre fría.

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Poco antes de que termine el debate, Armstrong volvió a intentar escapar: logró huir brevemente durante un traslado médico, pero fue recapturada poco después.

El 16 de noviembre de 2023, la Justicia la declaró culpable de asesinato y la condenó a 90 años de prisión, con posibilidad de libertad condicional recién después de tres décadas.

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Miner rescued alive after spending nearly 2 weeks trapped underground in flooded area

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A miner in Mexico was saved in an «astonishing rescue» after spending nearly two weeks trapped underground, officials said. 

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A dam breach caused by a structural failure flooded the El Rosario mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25, trapping Francisco Zapata Nájera and three co-workers. Zapata Nájera was located on Tuesday by divers, but the rescue teams were unable to reach him through heavily flooded areas until 21 hours later. 

«The exceptional members of the Mexican Army’s Emergency Response Battalion, along with the faith and resilience of a miner, made this astonishing rescue possible after 13 days,» Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X. «I’m certain that all Mexicans, every one of us, hold you in our hearts.» 

Of the 25 miners present during the accident, 21 escaped immediately. Five days later, rescuers pulled one survivor from a depth of 985 feet.

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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera after rescuing him during a search for four miners following a collapse at a mine in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico, on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

Sheinbaum confirmed that another miner has been found dead and one more is still missing. 

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In a video released Wednesday, clapping could be heard from a crowd that gathered as Zapata Nájera was removed from the mine, seeing daylight for the first time this month. 

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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera on a stretcher following his rescue on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

His condition was stabilized and he was sent in a Mexican Air Force helicopter to a hospital in Mazatlán, where he will be treated by specialists, officials said. 

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Mexico’s deadliest mining accident took place in February 2006 at the Pasta de Conchos mine in Coahuila, where an explosion killed 65 workers.

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Rescue teams are seen leaving the El Rosario mine on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

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In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded. 

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Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is getting raked over the coals for comments she made several years ago, suggesting criminals housed in a notorious California prison, which was known for housing violent criminals and death row prisoners, got there by «accident.»

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Siebel Newsom’s comments came as she was discussing a tragedy in her younger life at an event in 2016. A few days before her seventh birthday, Siebel Newsom was involved in a fatal golf cart accident that ultimately killed her sister.  

«I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders at San Quentin. I told them about my own loss, where I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday and I blame myself for her death and I share that because they ultimately were accused of committing these violent crimes and sentenced for life, and I think it shocked them that this blonde lady, who was interviewing them, had a similar story – was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time – but wasn’t punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident, but theirs was probably an accident too,» Siebel Newsom said when discussing ways to connect with others. 

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Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with wife Jennifer at a Sacramento voting center.  (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

«Anyways, I share that – I guess – I quite enjoy spending time with people and being real and unmasking and showing them that it’s safe to unmask themselves.»

A spokesperson for Governor Newsom’s wife clarified that the remarks in the 2016 interview with the first partner, were referring to incarcerated individuals for her 2015 documentary «The Mask You Live In.» 

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The spokesperson did not provide an on-the-record statement but did point Fox News Digital to a social media post from Gov. Newsom’s press office calling out the media for being «focused on running nonstop hit pieces on California’s First Partner,» while the president is «threatening to obliterate a civilization tonight.» 

On Tuesday, the same day the clip began going viral on social media, President Donald Trump issued an ominous message on his social media platform Truth Social, indicating «a whole civilization will die tonight,» amid his threat of a looming U.S. attack against Iranian bridges and power plants.

«This is the MAGA distraction machine — in full force,» concluded the social media post, which included news segments criticizing Siebel Newsom on Tuesday.

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom speaks at Planned Parenthood funding bill signing ceremony (Screenshot/Gavin Newsom’s YouTube Page)

However, Siebel Newsom’s resurfaced comments still garnered attention on Tuesday from conservative critics who called the California governor’s spouse out for virtue signaling.

In direct response to Siebel Newsom’s claims that San Quentin inmates got in their position by «accident,» Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., shot back sarcastically: «Yeah, like the time that guy accidentally stabbed that dude 27 times.»

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«What the…» commented Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, in a social media post responding to the 2016 remarks.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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«She represents everything that is wrong with California,» comedian Adam Carolla added. 

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«Newsom’s wife’s latest virtue signal is telling San Quentin lifers that she faced zero consequences when her sister was killed because it was an accident, then telling them their life sentences are probably for ‘accidents’ too,» wrote conservative women’s sports activist Riley Gaines. «Peak elite tone-deafness.»

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