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Georgia Speaker Stops Redistricting Session, GOP Divides

6/18/2026

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Burns Stops Redistricting

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns stopped a special redistricting session after public input, drawing cheers from civil-rights protesters.
Republican officials in the House and Senate clashed over redistricting, defense spending, the Iran deal, and a DNI nomination.
The dispute deepened GOP divisions before the 2026 midterms, with senators distancing from Donald Trump.
Senate rejected 14-13 as shot, Trump's withdrawal of DNI nominee and link to voter-ID bill.

Right

Trump Announces Iran

Retiring Sen. Bill Cassidy called the Iran MOU the worst foreign-policy blunder decades, citing 13 U.S. deaths and sanctions lift.
President Donald Trump announced an Iran memorandum of understanding that would lift sanctions and fund a $300 billion reconstruction effort.
Sen. Thom Tillis warned the $300 billion fund raises accountability concerns and may miss uranium goal.
Sen. Lindsey Graham praised the MOU for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi-Israel normalization.

Center

Trump Cancels DNI

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social from G7 summit, canceling the DNI hearing and attaching SAVE America voting-ID bill.
The scheduled confirmation hearing for the director of national intelligence nominee was cancelled.
Senate Leader John Thune said the Senate will proceed day by day seeking clarification.
Lawmakers criticized the acting DNI Bill Pulte’s lack of national-security experience and Section 702 lapse.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the Section 702 lapse of the FISA reauthorization and the criticism of acting DNI Bill Pulte’s lack of experience, which Left coverage gave less weight to.
Center coverage detailed Trump’s use of a Truth Social post to cancel the DNI hearing and tie the SAVE America voting-ID bill to the FISA renewal, which Right coverage did not include.

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Burns Stops Redistricting

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns stopped a special redistricting session after public input, drawing cheers from civil-rights protesters.
Republican officials in the House and Senate clashed over redistricting, defense spending, the Iran deal, and a DNI nomination.
The dispute deepened GOP divisions before the 2026 midterms, with senators distancing from Donald Trump.
Senate rejected 14-13 as shot, Trump's withdrawal of DNI nominee and link to voter-ID bill.

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