News Brief: House Passes Elections Bill, Rally Calls for End to CCP’s 25-Year Persecution, and Officials Confirm Case of Bubonic Plague

Published on July 12, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, July 12, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and we have a number of important stories to share with you as we prepare to head into the weekend. A bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote passes in the House, more states are suing the federal government over a new health care rule, and thousands rally in Washington in protest of the Chinese communist regime. Also, membership fees are going up at a popular big box store, and a plague from the Middle Ages is back and we’ll tell you where it was found....

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