Senate Majority Leader John Thune is holding up the House Republican budget framework until the Senate passes a continuing resolution, a move that sidelines President Trump's top election integrity bill and has opened a visible fault line inside the GOP majority. The House passed a continuing resolution earlier in the week and advanced a budget […] The post Thune stalls Trump's SAVE America Act to focus on government funding, drawing fire from fellow Republicans appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is holding up the House Republican budget framework until the Senate passes a continuing resolution, a move that sidelines President Trump's top election integrity bill and has opened a visible fault line inside the GOP majority. The House passed a continuing resolution earlier in the week and advanced a budget reconciliation framework that includes a path for the SAVE America Act, the bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. But Thune told Fox News Digital he cannot move both at once, and government funding comes first. His reasoning is straightforward: the Senate needs 60 votes to pass a standalone continuing resolution, which means cutting a deal with Democrats.…Open
President Trump is demanding Congress attach his sweeping voting overhaul to legislation renewing a key U.S. surveillance authority . Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the government's most contested surveillance authorities, long opposed by privacy advocates and supported by security hawks. Its fate now hinges on Trump's unrelated demands for a voting bill . Driving the news: In a Truth Social posts Sunday, Trump tied renewal of Section 702 to the SAVE America Act , his stalled bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to cast a ballot. - "I'm against FISA if it doesn't come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it," Trump wrote in one post . -…
President Trump is demanding Congress attach his sweeping voting overhaul to legislation renewing a key U.S. surveillance authority . Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the government's most contested surveillance authorities, long opposed by privacy advocates and supported by security hawks. Its fate now hinges on Trump's unrelated demands for a voting bill . Driving the news: In a Truth Social posts Sunday, Trump tied renewal of Section 702 to the SAVE America Act , his stalled bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to cast a ballot. - "I'm against FISA if it doesn't come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it," Trump wrote in one post . -…Open
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is exploring an open-ended debate on the SAVE America Act that could run a week or longer, forcing Democrats to publicly defend their opposition to the bill, according to senators and aides. Why it matters: Working through nights is on the table (beginning early next week). Passing the bill with a 50-vote threshold is not. - It's a gambit by Thune to let off some of the MAGA steam over an issue President Trump and his supporters say is central to democracy: requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. - "The idea is to get it to the floor and discuss it and debate the merits of getting this done," said Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.). "Right now, it doesn't appear that we have the votes to pass the…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is exploring an open-ended debate on the SAVE America Act that could run a week or longer, forcing Democrats to publicly defend their opposition to the bill, according to senators and aides. Why it matters: Working through nights is on the table (beginning early next week). Passing the bill with a 50-vote threshold is not. - It's a gambit by Thune to let off some of the MAGA steam over an issue President Trump and his supporters say is central to democracy: requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. - "The idea is to get it to the floor and discuss it and debate the merits of getting this done," said Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.). "Right now, it doesn't appear that we have the votes to pass the…Open
The SAVE AMERICA Act is an effort to require all 50 states to require photo ID to cast a ballot and register to vote but also would require photo ID at DMVs, Rep. Lauren Boebert tells NewsNation's Leland Vittert. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/republicans-fight-save-act-voter-id/
