GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle

Will the SAVE Act pass the Senate? Latest vote update as GOP weighs shutdown fight

Will the SAVE America Act pass the Senate? Republicans are weighing new ways to force a vote before the next shutdown deadline —and the 2026 midterms.

GOP Eyes SAVE America Act in Shutdown Fight

President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act as Senate Republicans debate linking it to government funding before the Sept. 30 deadline.

GOP releases stopgap CR to avert shutdown through Dec. 4

House Republicans have proposed a stopgap continuing resolution intended to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, potentially punting contentious budget negotiations until after the mid-term elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has said he wants the House to vote on the measure this week. If Congress doesn't agree to pass a CR or a regular appropriations package before the beginning of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, the federal gov…

GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle

Senate conservatives allied with President Trump are open to attaching the president's top priority, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, to a stopgap measure funding the government past Sept. 30, but it is getting strong pushback from GOP colleagues who are worried it will lead to a shutdown. Trump ratcheted up pressure on...

Federal Funding vs SAVE Act – Trump and the GOP Face a Choice

The likelihood of the funding CR being addressed today is near zero. And all the while, the timer continues to count down.

Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?

SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia President Donald Trump’s obsession with unfounded claims of election fraud has defined his second term in office. But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and executive orders reinforcing proof of citizenship to vote into legislation – dragging Congress into the fray. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE America Act, featured heavily in Tru…