Good morning. In today’s edition:

• 🗳️ SAVE America Act
• 🛢️ Major oil moves
• 🚁 Flying cars on the horizon

…and much more.

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“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

–Japanese proverb

In a meeting of House Republicans in Florida this week, President Trump once again warned lawmakers that he won’t sign any bills—outside of DHS funding—until Congress approves a new voter ID measure called the SAVE America Act.

The Trump-backed bill (formerly the Save Act) passed the House last month, but the Senate has thus far avoided taking it up for a vote.

What’s in the bill?

As it’s currently written, the SAVE America Act would require voters to provide proof of US citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

• Trump says he wants to add other provisions to the measure, including voter ID requirements and a ban on mail-in ballots (with certain exceptions).
• He’s also pushed for adding provisions unrelated to voting, including laws around trans women’s participation in sports and gender-affirming care for trans youth,

Trump and other Republican lawmakers argue these measures are necessary to protect the security of US elections, eliminate opportunities for non-citizens to vote, and restore faith in US election results.

But…There’s a major roadblock standing in the way of the Trump-backed measure: the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster, a threshold which the 53 Republican senators are unable to overcome without Democratic support.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) yesterday rejected Trump’s call to alter the filibuster rules or hold a “talking filibuster” so that only 51 votes would be needed to pass the SAVE America Act.

Democrats are united in opposition

Critics of the SAVE America Act, including Democratic lawmakers and voting rights groups, argue there are better ways to verify citizenship that put the responsibility on the government, rather than creating new barriers for eligible voters.

• They point to research that estimates up to 9% of eligible US citizens don’t have easy access to documents proving citizenship.
• Critics also note that US citizenship is already a requirement to vote, with instances of noncitizen voting being very rare.

Looking ahead… Senate Majority Leader Thune told reporters yesterday that he plans to introduce the Save America Act in the chamber next week.

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BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 🛢️ Oil prices fall over 17% in intraday trading after Secretary of Energy Chris Wright posts—then deletes—false claim that US Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran; US crude prices closed down 12% several hours after the post. | International Energy Agency last night proposes the largest release of oil reserves in 32-nation group’s history, in attempt to bring down crude prices.
• 🏘️📈 Existing-home sales rise 1.7% in February, higher than the 1.3% decrease economists had predicted; it follows an 8.3% decrease in January.
• 💰 Billionaire investor Bill Ackman files to IPO his hedge-fund firm Pershing Square in tandem with a new investment fund seeking to raise $5 billion-$10 billion.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏀 Miami Heat C Bam Adebayo scores 83 points against the Wizards; it marks the second-highest scoring game in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points.
• 🏈 Baltimore Ravens back out of trade for Oakland Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, with reports citing medical reasons; move means Ravens will receive their two 1st-round picks back.
• 🎥 Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein releases first major interview from behind bars to Hollywood Reporter; he’s currently facing a new trial in NY following a mixed verdict in his June 2025 retrial. | Universal Pictures to produce Bon Jovi biopic centered around the early years of the iconic rock band.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🌡️⚡ Study presents new systematic approach to discovering room-temperature superconductor—a material that conducts electricity at room temp without losing energy; problem is considered one of the greatest challenges in modern physics, with potential applications across the entire economy.
• 🤖 Amazon-owned Zoox begins mapping streets of Dallas and Phoenix in first step to introducing robotaxis there. | Meta acquires Moltbook, a viral social network designed for AI agents; founders will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs unit.
• 🛰️ 1,300-pound NASA satellite that spent nearly 14 years in orbit projected to crash back to Earth within a 24-hour period starting last night.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

• 💥 Iran war: Pentagon says about 140 US service members have been wounded in the Iran war, with the "vast majority” being minor injuries; US forces eliminate 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels amid concerns of mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
• 🏥 Average US Medicare premiums last year were ~10% higher, or more than $200 annually, due to alleged overpayments to private Medicare Advantage plans, according to congressional investigators.
• 📺 YouTube is expanding its tool that detects deepfake impersonations to include a select group of gov’t officials, political candidates, and journalists.

👆 So-called “flying cars” could hit the skies in more than half of US states as soon as this summer, under a new pilot program announced by US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. The three-year program will see companies test new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle designs by ferrying people and cargo across the US, prior to receiving full FCC certification.

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Name the top-rated installments (according to IMDb) in the following film franchises:

1. Harry Potter
2. The Lord of the Rings
3. Star Wars

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1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011; 8.1 on IMDb)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003; 9.0)
3. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980; 8.7)

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