Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, GOP Splits on SAVE Act, and Pope Pleads for Peace - 7/27/26

Trump pauses Iran strikes and the GOP is split on the Save America app. I'm Josh Mercer with your Morning LOOPcast. President Trump held a fire for a second straight day yesterday to give Iran peace talks a chance. After 13 nights of U.S. strikes, Trump said Tehran is by far the most serious it has been in talks. He also warned Iran may not be ready for a deal yet. On the domestic front, the Save America Act is at the center of a rift in the Republican Party.

House Republicans sent the Senate three pathways for enacting all or part of the Proof of Citizenship and Voter ID Bill. The White House says Trump's patience is running out. Majority Leader John Thune's response? Find the votes. Right now, he's prioritizing funding the government, while four Republican senators have opposed one workaround, and no vote has been scheduled on the Speaking after deadly settler violence in the West Bank and renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza, Pope Leo yesterday demanded a return to diplomacy. He called for a just political solution based on equal dignity and equal rights, rejected further military action, and unilateral moves against holy places.

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