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A special gene that helps animals like the yak survive at high altitude could enable new treatments for multiple sclerosis after positive findings from a mouse model. The genetic mutation that enables yaks to live in environments with much less oxygen, and may hold the key to repairing nerve damage in conditions such as multiple […] The post Gene from High Altitude Yak Protected and Repaired Myelin Sheath in Early MS Study appeared first on Good News Network.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate kicked off what could be a dayslong debate over the SAVE America Act, the voter ID bill backed by President Donald Trump. As Congress struggles to move the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, better known as the SAVE America Act, through Washington, state legislatures across the country are beginning to chart their own course on election integrity. The SAVE America Act, passed by House Republicans, would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Supporters say the measure is a commonsense safeguard designed to ensure that only American citizens cast ballots. Will the SAVE America Act Actually Pass? In the Senate, the bill faces an uncertain future. With a divided chamber and divisions within the GOP over the talking filibuster, the legislation—despite the current floor debate—has effectively stalled on Capitol Hill. Chip Wyatt, Heritage Action’s government relations director, acknowledges that the SAVE America Act faces an uphill battle in the Senate. With limited support and a chance of a filibuster, the process of passing the act would be long and tedious. Wyatt stated, “At the federal level, Senate Republicans should use every tool available, including enforcing the two-speech rule to force a talking filibuster, to try to pass the SAVE America Act. At the same time, state legislatures can and should continue to work to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in American elections.”  House Bill 991 Florida may offer the clearest example of that approach. Last week, the Florida House passed Florida House Bill 991 by an 83-to-31 vote, advancing an election integrity proposal that strengthens citizenship verification and voter ID procedures. The measure is designed to ensure election officials can verify that only eligible U.S. citizens are registering and voting in the state.   The Florida Senate voted 27-to-12 Thursday on an amended version of HB 911, which now returns to the House for consideration. Florida’s Constitution already restricts voting to citizens, but enforcement mechanisms are still lacking. HB 991 would ensure the enforcement of these restrictions and guarantee the voters are registered citizens. It also implements many of the election verification procedures, including stronger checks on citizenship status through state databases and voter registration systems.  The legislation was strongly supported by Heritage Action for America, the advocacy arm of The Heritage Foundation, which has pushed for stronger voter verification laws in multiple states. Karen Jaroch, state director for Heritage Action, stated, “Heritage Action Sentinels understand states must lead where Congress has stalled. Several made the trek to Tallahassee to testify in favor of the measure, and they generated hundreds of emails to lawmakers showing their support.” “Florida is stepping up where Congress has failed to act.” Jaroch stated, “The state is on the verge of passing HB991, which would require Florida officials to verify citizenship before a completed voter registration is accepted as valid.” If HB 991 reaches the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida could effectively enact its own version of the SAVE America Act—demonstrating how states may step in where Washington has stalled. The Ripple Effect Florida is not alone. Across the country, Republican lawmakers are advancing similar proposals aimed at tightening voter identification requirements and verifying citizenship. In Texas, legislators are considering expanded voter ID enforcement measures tied to citizenship verification. In Arizona and Georgia, lawmakers have introduced bills that would strengthen proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration. Meanwhile, in California, Republicans have launched an effort to place a voter ID and citizenship verification initiative on the 2026 ballot. Republican organizers announced in early March they’d gathered 1.3 million signatures for the ballot initiative, over 400,000 more than required by California law. While Democrat states will be harder to sway, the momentum coming from these few red states could start a chain reaction throughout the GOP states across the country. States Won’t Wait for Washington The growing wave of state legislation reflects a broader conservative argument: Election integrity reforms should not wait for federal lawmakers to act. With the SAVE America Act stalled in Washington, the real battleground may now be shifting to state capitals. And in places like Florida, the coming weeks—and the fate of HB991—will reveal whether the states are prepared to move ahead on their own. The post As SAVE America Act Stalls in Washington, States Take Election Integrity Into Their Own Hands appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., put it succinctly to The Daily Signal when he said, “communists are going to communist.” Fine is one of several lawmakers on the federal and state level considering an effort to strip the Democratic Socialists of America of it’s tax-exempt nonprofit status after the DSA announced last week that it will travel to visit Cuba’s communist regime to “volunteer” their “labor in solidarity,” and fight America’s “brazen imperialism.” “These are Mamdani supporters going directly to the enemy of the United States,” Fine claimed. “I will see if the communist trip violates the rules of an organization’s non-profit status, and if that is the case, I will absolutely consider bringing forth legislation to revoke them of their status.” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal that “maybe they ought to stay in Cuba if socialism is such a dream after all,” in response to the DSA’s announcement. Scott keeps open the possibility that the DSA travelers will change their tune after these “entitled wannabe Marxists who rage about oppression while they live comfortably under the benefits of free-market democracy in America talk to the Cuban people who have spent more than 60 years being brutally oppressed by the communist regime in Havana.” “They should meet with the families of Cubans who have been unjustly imprisoned and tortured by the Castro regime and hear the stories of those who have been denied basic human rights show the world the truth about the regime’s atrocities,” the senator added. In the Florida House of Representatives, Republican Rep. David Borrero exclusively told The Daily Signal that he “would be interested in introducing legislation in the state house to strip them of their non-profit status.” “Any organization that aims to send material aid to Cuba, which is a designated state sponsor of terrorism, in an effort to thwart U.S. diplomatic relations should be placed under great scrutiny and investigated,” Borrero said. The Florida House member added that the DSA’s trip boils down to an effort to “aid and abet this regime’s oppression of the Cuban people and human rights violations.” Borrero called for the DSA to be held accountable, whether through revisiting their nonprofit status or other means. Over the phone, Borrero also claimed that Democrats who refuse to condemn the DSA’s embrace of Cuba are “accomplices” to the regime. “They will say they are anti-communist and anti-socialist, but when you call out a certain program or organization, they won’t condemn it,” Borrero said of Democrats. “And when you ask them to condemn communism, they won’t do it.” As for those on the left that try to water down socialism with the label “democratic socialism,” Borrero said that “the notion that democracy and socialism can coexist is laughable.” “Democracy is antithetical to socialism, because socialism destroys individual freedom and people’s right to self-determination,” he added. Miguel Granda, the president of Miami Young Republicans, told The Daily Signal that “any organization that cozies itself up to a terrorist regime should be stripped of that status.” “DSA is going to meet murderers,” Granda, whose parents escaped Cuba’s totalitarian regime in the 1960s, added. The post EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Mull Push to Strip Democratic Socialists of America of Non-Profit Status appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard explained why she traveled to Fulton County, Georgia, in January for a federal election records probe. Gabbard testified at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats Wednesday, alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director James Adams, acting U.S. Cyber Command chief William Hartman, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Trump had asked Gabbard to be present during the execution of a search warrant at the election office in Fulton County, Georgia. The FBI conducted the raid to obtain records related to the 2020 election, amid state allegations that the county mismanaged voter rolls. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., asked Gabbard where the authority came from to participate in a raid with a warrant “based entirely on conspiracy theories that have already been examined and rejected repeatedly.” Gabbard responded that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has authority over the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, “both of which have purview over election security responsibilities to ensure the integrity of our elections.” “I want to correct one of your statements that you’ve made multiple times, which is false,” Gabbard said. “I did not participate in a law enforcement activity, nor would I, because that does not exist within my authorities.” Gabbard said she was in Fulton Country “at the request of the president and to work with the FBI to observe this action that had long been awaited.” In a Feb. 2 letter to Warner, Gabbard had also said that she was observing the execution of the search warrant at the president’s request. She said was not aware of what was in the warrant. The raid occurred the day after the FBI’s warrant was approved by a local judge, she said. “The president’s request was to go and observe the FBI activities on this issue,” she said on Wednesday. Since the 2020 election, Trump has said Fulton County had issues with counting ballots. Gabbard said the Trump administration is seeking to “better understand the vulnerabilities in our election systems that may exist today” ahead of 2026 midterms. Trump has directed his counsel’s office to explore whether he could develop an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification at polling locations across the country, MS NOW reported. Gabbard said at Wednesday’s hearing she has no knowledge of that draft executive order. The post Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Fulton County FBI Probe appeared first on The Daily Signal.