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WASHINGTON D.C. - More than 500 noncitizens are registered to vote in Tuesday's Washington, D.C., Council elections.
As of May 29, which is the latest available count, 523 noncitizen Washington, D.C., residents are registered to vote, Sarah Graham, a spokeswoman for the District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE), told Fox News Digital.
That includes 310 registered Democrats, 28 Republicans, 16 with the D.C. Statehood Green Party, and 169 unaffiliated noncitizen voters who are registered with no party, Graham said.
Graham said the DCBOE does not collect data on the nationalities of noncitizen voters, but The Washington Post spoke to noncitizen voters from El Salvador, Iran and Ethiopia. Click here to read more.

NEW YORK, NY - A stunning new poll illustrates the soaring popularity of former President Trump. Less than a week after he was convicted in a sham hush money trial prosecuted by Democrats, his support has tripled.
A new YouGov poll surveyed Americans on whether or not a convicted felon should be allowed to run for president. In April only 17 percent of Republicans thought that was a good idea. But in June 58 percent of Republican voters said it was not just a good idea – but an excellent idea.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by the University of Chicago and obtained exclusively by NPR shows devastating news for President Biden.
His support among younger black, Latino and Asian-American voters is slipping – dramatically. Click here to read more.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF - Rubio’s Coastal Grill is in the midst of closing 48 under performing locations throughout California due to the "rising cost of doing business in the state." It's following a trend of companies taking similar actions after feeling the stress of having to balance higher labor costs.
About 13 of the closures were in the San Diego area, 24 were in the Los Angeles area and 11 were in northern California. Rubio's said it plans to continue to operate 86 restaurants in California, Arizona and Nevada.
The move to close locations in California, while keeping spots open in nearby states, is "further evidence that fast casual restaurants like Rubio’s are struggling in California’s high-cost business environment," Cato Institute policy analyst Marc Joffe told FOX Business. Click here to read more.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Senate Republicans blocked a bill that its Democratic sponsors say will protect contraception access nationwide, but a prominent pro-life organization noted the legislation would also funnel money toward Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers in the process. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America publicly opposes S. 4381, otherwise known as the Right to Contraception Act, for giving the false impression that contraceptives are illegal in certain states or that there are federal efforts to restrict access to them. Click here to read more.

NASHVILLE, TN - One teenager's overjoyed reaction to being invited to a birthday party is going viral.
Macy is a 15-year-old high school freshman and she has Down syndrome. Her mom says she can “count on one hand the amount of birthday parties” Macy has been invited to since she started kindergarten.
“Yesterday Macy got in the car and showed me an invitation to a birthday party for a friend at school who is also in the life skills program,” Macy’s mom, Heather Avis, began an Instagram post. Click here to read more.