🚀 Trump pushing SAVE America Act

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Year To Date Performances:

1. President Donald Trump has escalated the battle over the SAVE America Act by vowing a total legislative blockade, refusing to sign any bills, including critical funding measures, until the voter-ID and citizenship-proof mandate is passed. The act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for registration and strict photo ID at the polls, faces a 47-53 Democratic minority in the Senate that has pledged to block it using the 60-vote filibuster threshold. This standoff has already resulted in a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, as funding lapsed while Democrats demand concessions on deportation practices. With the 2026 midterms approaching and polls showing 62% voter disapproval of the President's handling of inflation, the gridlock threatens to paralyze Washington unless one side yields on what has become the administration's primary legislative "gold" standard for election integrity.

2. Energy Secretary Chris Wright projected on Sunday that global oil and gas prices will see a swift decline as the U.S. military "defangs" Iran’s ability to strike commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. With approximately 20% of the world's energy supply currently bottlenecked by the conflict, U.S. crude has surged past $91 per barrel and domestic gas prices have jumped to a $3.46 average, creating a significant political hurdle for President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterms. Wright dismissed the need for an immediate release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, characterizing the current price spike as a temporary "logistics issue" that will be resolved through a "weeks, not months" campaign of atmospheric attrition against Iranian drone and missile sites. While only a fraction of the typical 100 daily vessels are currently traversing the waterway, the administration maintains that the long-term removal of Iran's maritime threat will eventually lead to lower, more stable energy costs and increased investment in global trade.

3. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signalled on Sunday that while high-level exchanges with the U.S. remain "on the table," Beijing requires "thorough preparations" and a "suitable environment" before confirming President Trump’s scheduled March 31 visit. The diplomatic hesitation comes as the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Iran and the January capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela have strained relations, with Wang reiterated China's call for an immediate ceasefire in a war he claimed "does no one any good." ” Despite a fragile October truce that lowered reciprocal tariffs to below 50%, Wang warned that any return to aggressive decoupling or higher trade barriers would be akin to "using kindling to put out a fire." As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris later this week to broker potential business deals, the international community remains on edge to see if the first visit by a sitting U.S. president to China since 2017 will proceed amidst the volatility of the Iran conflict.

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