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The bill, which passed 89-10, would reduce regu- lations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used tobuildaffordablehomesand rentals.Itwillnowheadback totheHouse,whichpasseda similarbillearlierthisyear. “Wehaveahousingshort- age all across America,” said Massachusetts Sen. Eliza- beth Warren, who worked with Republicans to win overwhelmingsupportfrom both parties for the legisla- tion.“Weneedmorehousing of every kind. More housing for first-time homebuyers, more housing for renters, more housing for seniors, more housing for people with disabilities, more rural housing,moreurbanhousing, more,moreandmore.” The legislation, she said, “willhelpdrivedownprices.”

Senate Banking Commit- tee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., led the effort with Warren.Hesaidaheadofthe vote that the Senate would “do what so many people failedtodointhislegislative bodyforthelastfewdecades, and that is pass consequen- tial legislation that makes it easier to become a home- owner.” Despite the bipartisan vote in the Senate and a shared eagerness to pass the legislation ahead of the midterm elections, it’s unclear whether the House will take up the bill again — orifPresidentDonaldTrump willsignit. Trump has backed the legislationthroughthebipar- tisan negotiations, but he has also slowed its momen- tum with a declaration last weekend that he won’t sign any new measures unless Congress passes legislation that would require voters to show proof of citizenship and end most mail-in ballot- ing.

The Senate is expected to begin consideration of that bill next week, but it is unlikelytopassasallDemo- cratsopposeit. At the same time, House leaders have indicated that they are unlikely to accept the Senate version of the housinglegislationandhave suggestedtheycouldlauncha formalconferenceprocessto negotiateafinaldealbetween thechambers—whichcould takemonths. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said aheadofthebill’spassagethat conferencenegotiationsarea possibility,“butobviouslythe quickestwaytodothiswould be to pick up the Senate bill and pass it.”

If the White Housewantsthattohappen, he said, “they’ll probably have to make that argument toHouseleadership.” House Financial Services Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., said Senate passage is “an important step” but added that, “it is critical we getthedetailsrightandmiti- gate some of the concerns raised by House members withtheSenatebill.”

It was his first public statement since being chosen to succeed his father, who was killed in an Israeli strike. Supreme Leader Ayatollah MojtabaKhamenei,56,whoIsrael suspects was wounded in the opening salvo of the war, has not appeared in public since then. In the statement read by a state TV news anchor, he vowed to avenge thosekilledinthewar,includingin astrike on aschool that killedover 165people. The statement signaled a will- ingnesstocontinuethewarthathas disrupted global energy supplies, international travel and the rela- tivesafetyoftheGulfArabstates. Khamenei’s statement called on Gulf Arabs to “shut down” U.S.

bases in the region, saying protec- tion promised by Washington was “nothingmorethanalie.” He also said Iran has studied “openingotherfrontsinwhichthe enemy has little experience and would be highly vulnerable” if the warcontinues,buthedidnotelab- orate. Khamenei’slocationisunknown, andheislikelyaprimetargetforthe U.S.andIsrael. In other developments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahusaidIsraeliattackshave killedtopIraniannuclearscientists. The U.S. and Israel say that destroying whatever remains of Iran’snuclearprogramisoneofthe central aims of the war.

They have long suspected Iran seeks nuclear weapons,whiletheIslamicRepub- licsaysitsnuclearprogramispeace- ful. Sincethestartofthewar,U.S.and Israelistrikeshavetargetedsecurity checkpoints in Iran to undermine thegovernment’sabilitytosuppress dissent, according to Armed Iran’snewleadervowsmoreattacks Top cleric releases his first statement since taking power By A.D. Quig CHICAGO TRIBUNE TheDemocraticprimarycontest for Cook County assessor pits a two-term millionaire running on systemic reform against a dynastic party-backed challenger who says thosechangeshaveledtochaosand skyrocketingbillsfortaxpayers. Incumbent Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that sets valuationsofmorethan1.8million parcels across the county, a key component to calculating annual taxbills.

Hynes has seized on anger over spikes to South and West Side assessments and bills last year, the hundredsofneworrenovatedprop- erties Kaegi’s office failed to catch during the pandemic, and other assessment or exemption errors Hynespersonallyworkedtocorrect asasuburbanassessorsince2021. Hynes has the support of the CookCountyDemocraticParty,the ChicagoFederationofLabor,build- ing trade unions and the Building OwnersandManagersAssociation, which represents the local office buildingindustry. Kaegi,meanwhile,sayshischal- lengerwouldtaketheoffice’sethics backwards, citing Hynes’ roster of campaign donors, which includes several property tax appeals attor- neysandappraisers.Thedonations arenotonlyanethicalproblem,he said, but a signal that Hynes’ prac- tices would be more favorable towardbigbusinesses.

“You can’t be taking donations in the morning and then hearing people’s appeals for reductions in the afternoon,” Kaegi told the Tribune. His campaign has also faulted Hynes for misleading statements ELECTION 2026 COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR Candidates grapple over rising tax bills Race features two-term incumbent against party-backed challenger By Hope Moses CHICAGO TRIBUNE Apuzzlepieceisplacedinone of the hands of Tangi Reynolds’ son—thestartofaroutinewithhis physical therapist to strengthen hiscoreandstabilizehisneck. As he lies on his stomach, the physicaltherapistgrabsthepuzzle piece from his hand and sets it at thecenterofhisback.

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