12 US states + DC allow assisted dying
There are now 12 US states plus the District of Columbia where some form of assisted dying is legal, with Oregon being the first in 1997.
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NYC thermostat mandate: 74°F minimum
NYC Mayor Mamdani attempted to restrict residents from setting their air conditioning below 74°F during a heat wave to prevent electrical grid outages.
$633M gay certification contracts
California's CPUC established procurement goals requiring large utilities to direct $633 million in contracts to state-certified LGBT-owned businesses by 2024.
China blockaded Taiwan Straits 7 times in 4 years
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Black Americans as pro-voter ID as whites
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Save America Act: voter ID provision
The Save America Act includes a federal voter ID requirement. Vance claims a Senate majority supports it but Senate filibuster rules prevent passage.
Trump coalition won 7 states — landslide
Donald Trump's 2024 coalition won 7 states in what Vance called a historic landslide, the strongest Republican performance since Ronald Reagan.
Iran has 94 million people
Vance cited Iran's population of 94 million people as a key reason why a Libya-style regime collapse would cause a devastating refugee crisis.
5+ months of stonewalling by Trump DOJ
New Mexico's Department of Justice sent multiple letters and requests from February to July 2026, all met with near-total non-compliance from the federal DOJ on Epstein records.
31 pages out of 6 million records produced
After months of demands, the Trump DOJ produced only 31 pages of Epstein documents to New Mexico — mostly already-released, mostly redacted — out of over 6 million identified records.
