Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., told Newsmax that Democrat opposition to the SAVE America Act has turned what he called a basic election measure into a partisan fight, as Senate Republicans prepare to bring the bill to the floor despite lacking a clear path to passage.

Political commentator Dick Morris said Saturday that curbing Iran's ability to export terrorism requires weakening its economic and military capacity, but warned that pursuing regime change could undermine U.S. goals and damage President Donald Trump politically.

The U.S. on Saturday urged Americans in Iraq to leave immediately, warning that Iran-aligned militias have carried out attacks on U.S. citizens and U.S.-associated targets across the country, including in the Kurdistan region, and that the threat extends from Baghdad to Erbil.

Washington state Senate Republican Leader John Braun criticized a proposal by Democratic lawmakers to create a new tax on high-income residents, calling the effort unconstitutional and damaging to the state’s economy.

Shosh Bedrosian, specialist for the Foreign Media Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, said Saturday on Newsmax's "Saturday Agenda" that Israel and the U.S. are working together to "change the face of the Middle East" through operations against Iran and its terror proxies.