This week, House Republicans blocked a law that would have allowed non-citizens to vote in municipal elections in Washington, DC.

This is a reminder of how important the midterm elections are. If the Novermber elections had only gone a little bit differently, this law would have passed.

More than 150 Democrats voted for this measure.

The Federalist reported:

House Republicans Block DC Law That Would Allow Illegal Residents To Vote

In a win for election integrity, the House of Representatives voted to overturn a D.C. law that would give noncitizens a right to vote in municipal elections Thursday.

“I applaud the House for acting to ensure that foreign spies and illegal immigrants are not voting in the nation’s capital,” Jason Snead, executive director of Honest Elections Project Action (HEPA), said in a statement regarding the vote. “Thanks to a Constitutional right and since the District is not a state, the House acted as it should have and has moved to stop this extreme and antidemocratic measure.”

According to the Constitution, Congress has the ability to block laws passed in the District. The GOP-led House voted 260-173 to overturn the new law, with 42 Democrats joining Republicans. For the law to be overturned, it must also be voted against in the Democratic-led Senate and signed by the President. While President Biden has said he opposes the law, he has not stated whether or not he will veto it.

The D.C. Council passed D.C. Bill 24.300 last year, which lowered the qualifications for voting in D.C.’s municipal elections to just one month of residency in the District, discarding the previous U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status requirement. The law goes into effect starting in 2024.

This is directly connected to what’s happening at the border.

162 House Democrats voted to allow illegal immigrants to vote in DC elections. Their push for open borders and weaker voting laws isn’t a coincidence. I’m working with my Senate colleagues to BLOCK those who illegally entered our country from participating in our elections.

— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) February 10, 2023

This is the list of 162 Democrats who voted to allow illegal aliens to vote in elections in Washington DC.https://t.co/cF8HXADs4e pic.twitter.com/9b29P2VoNF

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 10, 2023

Yesterday, 162 Democrats voted to allow illegal aliens to vote in elections in Washington D.C.

Ridiculous.

Only AMERICANS should vote in AMERICAN elections.

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) February 10, 2023

Be glad that Republicans took the House in November. They are now one of the only lines of defense against what Democrats are trying to do.

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The Biden administration has played Fox News all week on whether or not Joe Biden would do the traditional Super Bowl interview with the network this Sunday. The White House went around Fox News on Thursday and made arrangements for a softball interview with two personalities with Fox Soul, a little known digital broadcast and streaming service. That deal was initially shot down by Fox Corp., prompting a White House statement on Friday. Hours later Fox Corp. relented, announcing that Fox Soul would be interviewing Biden and that the two Fox Soul personalities, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Hill, had flown into Washington to conduct the interview.

“The President was looking forward to an interview with Fox Soul to discuss the Super Bowl, the State of the Union, and critical issues impacting the everyday lives of Black Americans. We’ve been informed that Fox Corp has asked for the interview to be cancelled.”

The President was looking forward to an interview with Fox Soul to discuss the Super Bowl, the State of the Union, and critical issues impacting the everyday lives of Black Americans. We’ve been informed that Fox Corp has asked for the interview to be cancelled.

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) February 10, 2023

Fox Corp. then issued a statement, “After the White House reached out to Fox Soul Thursday evening, there was some initial confusion. Fox Soul looks forward to interviewing the President for Super Bowl Sunday.”

Friday night, the White House issued a statement saying the interview was still off (via Variety):

“As we said earlier, we had arranged an interview with Fox Sports Host Mike Hill & Vivica A. Fox with the President ahead of the Super Bowl and Fox Corp had the interview cancelled. FOX has since put out a statement indicating the interview was rescheduled, which is inaccurate,” a White House spokesperson said.”

…But Fox’s original intention was to have Biden interviewed by Fox News. The idea didn’t seem to go over well with the White House. Earlier Friday, a Fox News executive told Variety that “We offered an interview with our top news anchors with no strings attached. They’re walking away from a huge audience and it’s a major missed opportunity.” Within minutes, the White House Press Secretary tweeted that an agreement for an interview with Fox Soul had been scrapped by Fox Corp.

Fox Corp. later tried to embrace the new idea. “After the White House reached out to Fox Soul Thursday evening, there was some initial confusion. Fox Soul looks forward to interviewing the President for Super Bowl Sunday,” Fox Corp. said in a statement. The Fox broadcast network is expected to televise Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 13.

Earlier this week, Fox News anchor Bret Baier reported on the failure to reach an agreement with Biden for the interview:

WATCH: Fox’s @BretBaier: “Every year, traditionally the network airing the SuperBowl gets an interview with @POTUS. We have formally asked for that interview but we have not received an answer yet whether they are going to do it or not. We’re running out of days.” #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/ptEgkA5IA6

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 8, 2023

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