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Congress just passed a controversial stock trading ban with a narrow vote, but it’s tied to a strict voter ID requirement that Democrats are blasting as voter suppression. The bill forces lawmakers to wait before trading stocks and disclose trades publicly, with hefty penalties for violations — but critics call it a “fake ban” due to loopholes. Meanwhile, the voter ID provisions demand state IDs, passports, or military IDs to vote, with provisional ballots and tight deadlines for proving identity — making mail-in voting harder. Democrats want a full ban on stock trading for all government officials, including the President’s family. Now it heads to a split Senate, where passing it will be tough — and some Republicans are even pushing for stricter ID laws, though even they admit it might be too much to swallow.

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