Suit alleges requirement for students to show government-issued photo ID to register to vote and cast ballots "unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote.”
AI:New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit alleging that its voter ID requirements unconstitutionally burden student voting rights by requiring a government-issued photo ID to register and cast ballots. This legal challenge continues the growing national tension regarding election integrity measures, as states increasingly battle over the implementation of strict identification laws intended to prevent fraud versus claims of disenfranchisement.Open
White House officials will press Senate Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to pass a blueprint for another GOP-only megabill before they leave for the August recess, but save any possible debt ceiling increase for later, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Senate Republican leaders have been skeptical that there is the time — or the votes — to get it done. President Trump and his team disagree. - White House officials want the Senate to build in flexibility to jam through as much of the SAVE America Act as possible, and they are insisting it can be crafted to avoid tough amendment votes. Zoom in: Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought, legislative affairs director James Braid and former House Speaker New…
Trump is particularly frustrated that the GOP-controlled chamber cannot pass the SAVE America Act, which aims to require those who want to vote in federal elections to provide proof of a birth certificate to register and a photo ID to cast a ballot.
Imagine Democrats trying to justify -- hour after hour -- their opposition to photo ID and making sure voters are citizens before voting on the Senate floor?
Rich Lowry and Tony Kinnett discussed President Trump's push to pass the SAVE America Act to secure elections on Friday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren."
President Trump is set to give a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening from the White House. Trump has teased that the “very big speech” will touch on voting machines and election integrity among other topics. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first briefing since returning from maternity leave, confirmed that the address would focus heavily on secure elections ahead of November, which she said should be a non-partisan issue. The president has repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him, without evidence, and has recently pressured Senate Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. If passed, the legislation would require photo identification and proof of…