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Leavitt Out as Voter ID Battle Escalates | Salt Lake City News
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping down by August’s end, as political tensions escalate over voter ID legislation. Republicans push bills requiring photo ID for voting, which every Senate Democrat opposes — a move conservatives are using to slam Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Leavitt amplified the criticism by sharing a piece highlighting Schumer’s past claims that Democrats support voter ID, sparking a fiery back-and-forth. Schumer fired back, calling the GOP bill a “MAGA power grab” designed to suppress votes and kill mail-in voting — insisting Democrats back…
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