Pentagon Investigates Iran School Strike as Georgia Voters Head to Polls

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris emerged from a 22-candidate field on Tuesday to advance to an April 7 runoff in the special election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District. With 99% of the expected vote counted, Harris led with approximately 37% while Fuller secured roughly 35%, with neither candidate crossing the 50% threshold needed to win outright.

Fuller, a district attorney who received President Trump's endorsement, is widely considered the favorite in the heavily Republican district that Trump carried by 37 points in the 2024 presidential race. Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle rancher, previously challenged Greene in the 2024 general election. The seat became vacant after Greene resigned in January following her break with Trump over his handling of records related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The race drew national attention as a test of Trump's endorsement power and as an indicator of voter sentiment heading into the 2026 midterm elections. The 17 Republican candidates in the field split the GOP vote significantly, enabling Harris to finish atop the crowded ballot despite the district's conservative lean.

The Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, voting 89-9 to advance the bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the nation's housing affordability crisis. The bill, authored by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), would become the first major federal housing legislation passed in roughly three decades if signed into law.

The legislation includes provisions to incentivize new home construction, create a program to convert abandoned buildings into housing developments, provide grants for home renovations, and modernize regulations for factory-built housing. A notable provision would ban companies owning more than 350 single-family homes from purchasing additional ones, targeting large institutional investors that housing advocates say have contributed to rising prices.

Most of the nine dissenting votes came from conservative Republicans. The bill now faces its next challenge in the House, where its prospects remain uncertain. Lawmakers from both parties have expressed urgency in demonstrating progress on housing costs ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.

President Trump declared that he would refuse to sign any legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, a sweeping voting bill that would require Americans to present documentary proof of citizenship — such as a passport or birth certificate paired with a driver's license — in order to register to vote. The bill would also impose photo ID requirements for casting ballots and mandate that states verify voter rolls against a Department of Homeland Security database to identify noncitizens.

The legislation faces significant obstacles in the Senate, where it lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged on Tuesday that "the votes aren't there" to pass the bill through a marathon talking filibuster, a strategy some Trump allies had proposed to pressure Democrats into allowing a vote. Thune confirmed the Senate would consider the bill but tempered expectations about its near-term passage.

The standoff could have implications for other legislative priorities, including the bipartisan housing bill currently advancing through Congress. Democrats have unanimously opposed the SAVE America Act, arguing that existing federal law already prohibits noncitizen voting and that the new requirements would create barriers for eligible voters. Supporters of the bill contend it is necessary to strengthen election integrity ahead of the 2026 midterms.