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Cecilia Lei

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Instead, he addressed this on Monday night.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Trump said he would not sign any legislation that addressed affordability issues until Congress passes the SAVE Act, a voting reform bill that faces long odds in the Senate.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

The SAVE Act would impose new ID provisions and proof of citizenship requirements and would largely prohibit mail-in voting.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Polls consistently show high levels of support for these types of laws, but voting rights groups have warned that this bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans without the right documents, like married women who have changed their last name but haven't kept a birth certificate.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

The SAVE Act has already passed the House, but it needs seven Democrats to get through the filibuster.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

So far, the Republican Majority Leader, John Thune, has been clear.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

The numbers aren't there.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Some of those other discussions include Iran.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

McCarthy found some level of anxiety among Republicans about the already climbing gas prices.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Oil prices came down from Monday's highs, but the Strait of Hormuz is still largely shut down, and neighboring nations have slashed their production.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

75-year-old Charles Lee Burton was scheduled to be executed tomorrow after sitting on Alabama's death row for three decades.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

So why did Kay Ivey, a governor who has presided over 25 executions, have a last-minute change of heart yesterday?

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Savannah Trines Fernandez is an investigative reporter for AL.com and has been covering Burton's case.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

She told us that in 1991, Burton, also known as Sonny, and five other men robbed an auto zone in Talladega, and during the incident, a man named Bruce Battle was shot and killed.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Burton was not the person who pulled the trigger, but he was sentenced to death by a jury because of what's known as a felony murder rule.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

In fact, the person who actually committed the murder had his sentence reduced to life in prison after winning a federal appeal.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

That means Burton was the only man on death row for Battle's killing, despite not being the shooter.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

That drew national attention and garnered support from unlikely places.

Apple News Today
Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

Jurors who convicted Burton called for his life to be spared, and the victim's daughter, Tori Battle, appealed to the governor directly.

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Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda

In late February, Trines Fernandez spoke to Burton from prison about what the daughter's letter meant to him.