The Hound | Feb. 12
Hi there, It’s Thursday. Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee, refusing to apologize to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims who were in the room and fighting with most members of Congress. Google complied with an ICE subpoena, handing over a student journalist’s bank and credit card numbers. And the House GOP is pushing the SAVE Act, a strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters that could impact the midterm elections later this year. The House GOP’s SAVE Act is being framed as “election integrity,” but its core provision—requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote—would make participation dramatically harder for millions of eligible Americans. Married women who changed their names, rural voters, seniors, students, and working-class Americans without passports could all face new barriers. This is not a minor administrative tweak; it is a structural change that could shrink the electorate ahead of critical elections. When the press strips away c...