Trump claims Democrats ‘probably won’t win an election for 50 years’ if strict voter ID bill passes – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passedSign up for Breaking US News email alertsDonald Trump has urged the Australian government to grant asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s football team, amid reports that they refused to return home following the team’s elimination from the Women’s Asian Cup and were taken into the protection of Australian police.As my colleague Martin Farrer reports, speculation had mounted for days that some of the players would try to seek asylum in Australia they had been called “traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem before their opening game of the tournament last week. Continue reading...