The president is using the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security as leverage to pass a strict voter ID bill. Critics say the bill would place an undue burden on eligible voters.
For the first time since the war with Iran started, President Trump says a deal with Iran is within reach, as negotiators from both sides hold 'productive' talks. Trump said the talks have been so in constructive, he's decided to pause his plan to start striking Iranian power plants for at least five days.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to insist that any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding deal include passage of the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill with broad public support that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a voter ID to cast a ballot […] The post Trump Demands Senate Include the SAVE America Act in DHS Funding Deal. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to insist that any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding deal include passage of the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill with broad public support that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a voter ID to cast a ballot in federal elections. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and the United States Senate. WHEN & WHERE: Monday, Washington, D.C., with Trump speaking in Memphis, Tennessee. KEY QUOTE: “The most important thing we can have is called the SAVE America Act.” – Donald Trump IMPACT: The DHS shutdown continues to disrupt…Open
President Donald Trump signaled last year that California would be the next state his administration investigates when it comes to fraud following Minnesota's fraud scandal.