Wednesday's The A.M. Update with Aaron McIntire covers Senate Majority Leader John Thune's realism on the Save America Act, explaining the lack of votes to bypass the filibuster and framing a floor vote as a chance to force Democrats on record regarding non-citizen voting, despite the bill's simpler path from the House. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt pitches the Act's popular provisions like voter ID, proof of citizenship, restricted mail-in ballots, and bans on men in women's sports and child transgender surgeries. In the Iran conflict, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth previews intense strikes while noting Iran's reduced missile fire, and President Trump warns of severe consequences over reported Strait of Hormuz mining before announcing destruction of Iranian mine-laying vessels. Oil prices stabilize after sharp volatility. Domestic angles include White House guidance to temper mass deportation rhetoric for political reasons, echoed by House Speaker Mike Johnson on a "course correction" with new DHS leadership. More James Talarico clips surface highlighting his views on fascism and trans issues. Positive ADP job data offers labor market hope amid corporate relocations from California and New Jersey to Georgia and Texas. Virginia's new gun control measures head to the governor, and Congressman Tim Burchett calls gasoline pricing a corporate scam. A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire, Save America Act, John Thune, voter ID, Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, Strait of Hormuz, Pete Hegseth, mass deportations, James Talarico, oil prices, gas scam, corporate relocations, Virginia gun control, Tim Burchett