America is bigger than a single unelected staffer. It’s time for the Senate majority to recognize that truth, stop putting itself first, and finally prioritize the people from whom it derives its own legitimacy. The post Primer: How the Senate Can Secure a SAVE Act Win appeared first on The Center for Renewing America .
Synopsis On July 20, 2026, the House of Representatives passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) extending government funding through December 4, 2026.1 Notably, House leadership did not include the SAVE America Act in that measure. As a result, that CR is not currently an option for a House-originated vehicle for attaching SAVE America legislation. That opportunity would arise again only if the Senate amended the CR and returned it to the House, absent any other measures. Accordingly, the principal legislative pathway examined in this primer is the separate reconciliation process, while the CR remains a potential secondary vehicle only if it returns from the Senate. Separately, the House has advanced its latest budget framework,…Open
By Eric Utter If dispensing with the filibuster, the “nuclear option,” is a necessary precursor to passing the SAVE America Act, then that is what must be done.
The chamber advanced the resolution by invoking cloture in a bipartisan 89-4 split and comes as senators prepare to leave town for their August recess.
The Senate is expected to vote on whether to pass the legislation on Wednesday, but voted Tuesday in a 86-12 split to end debate on the legislation and invoke cloture.
Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? Roger Stone interviews legal expert Jeff Clark to analyze the procedural and constitutional hurdles facing the executive branch during a second Trump administration. The conversation first details the rigorous Senate confirmation process required for a permanent Attorney General, highlighting how political friction and […] The post Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? appeared first on StoneZone .
Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? Roger Stone interviews legal expert Jeff Clark to analyze the procedural and constitutional hurdles facing the executive branch during a second Trump administration. The conversation first details the rigorous Senate confirmation process required for a permanent Attorney General, highlighting how political friction and the sixty-vote cloture threshold can significantly delay cabinet appointments. Shifting to a specific legal dispute, the speakers critique a judicial injunction halting White House construction projects, arguing that such rulings represent a breach of the separation of powers. Clark specifically challenges the doctrine of aesthetic standing,…Open