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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. \u201cWehaveahousingshort- age all across America,\u201d said Massachusetts Sen. Eliza- beth Warren, who worked with Republicans to win overwhelmingsupportfrom both parties for the legisla- tion.\u201cWeneedmorehousing of every kind. More housing for \ufb01rst-time homebuyers, more housing for renters, more housing for seniors, more housing for people with disabilities, more rural housing,moreurbanhousing, more,moreandmore.\u201d The legislation, she said, \u201cwillhelpdrivedownprices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Banking Commit- tee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., led the effort with Warren.Hesaidaheadofthe vote that the Senate would \u201cdo what so many people failedtodointhislegislative bodyforthelastfewdecades, and that is pass consequen- tial legislation that makes it easier to become a home- owner.\u201d Despite the bipartisan vote in the Senate and a shared eagerness to pass the legislation ahead of the midterm elections, it\u2019s unclear whether the House will take up the bill again \u2014 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\u2019t sign any new measures unless Congress passes legislation that would require voters to show proof of citizenship and end most mail-in ballot- ing.<\/p>\n

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 negotiatea\ufb01naldealbetween thechambers\u2014whichcould takemonths. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said aheadofthebill\u2019spassagethat conferencenegotiationsarea possibility,\u201cbutobviouslythe quickestwaytodothiswould be to pick up the Senate bill and pass it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the White Housewantsthattohappen, he said, \u201cthey\u2019ll probably have to make that argument toHouseleadership.\u201d House Financial Services Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., said Senate passage is \u201can important step\u201d but added that, \u201cit is critical we getthedetailsrightandmiti- gate some of the concerns raised by House members withtheSenatebill.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was his \ufb01rst 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\u2019s statement called on Gulf Arabs to \u201cshut down\u201d U.S.<\/p>\n

bases in the region, saying protec- tion promised by Washington was \u201cnothingmorethanalie.\u201d He also said Iran has studied \u201copeningotherfrontsinwhichthe enemy has little experience and would be highly vulnerable\u201d if the warcontinues,buthedidnotelab- orate. Khamenei\u2019slocationisunknown, 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\u2019snuclearprogramisoneofthe central aims of the war.<\/p>\n

They have long suspected Iran seeks nuclear weapons,whiletheIslamicRepub- licsaysitsnuclearprogramispeace- ful. Sincethestartofthewar,U.S.and Israelistrikeshavetargetedsecurity checkpoints in Iran to undermine thegovernment\u2019sabilitytosuppress dissent, according to Armed Iran\u2019snewleadervowsmoreattacks Top cleric releases his \ufb01rst 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 \ufb01ghting for control of the office that sets valuationsofmorethan1.8million parcels across the county, a key component to calculating annual taxbills.<\/p>\n

Hynes has seized on anger over spikes to South and West Side assessments and bills last year, the hundredsofneworrenovatedprop- erties Kaegi\u2019s 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\u2019sethics backwards, citing Hynes\u2019 roster of campaign donors, which includes several property tax appeals attor- neysandappraisers.Thedonations arenotonlyanethicalproblem,he said, but a signal that Hynes\u2019 prac- tices would be more favorable towardbigbusinesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t be taking donations in the morning and then hearing people\u2019s appeals for reductions in the afternoon,\u201d 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\u2019 son\u2014thestartofaroutinewithhis physical therapist to strengthen hiscoreandstabilizehisneck. As he lies on his stomach, the physicaltherapistgrabsthepuzzle piece from his hand and sets it at thecenterofhisback.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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