Senate Republicans Bench Trump’s Voting Bill

Trump humiliated as Republicans say his 'No. 1 priority' is dead in the water

President Donald Trump recently proclaimed that the SAVE Act was his "number one priority," but according to lawmakers who spoke with NOTUS, the bill is dead in the water, with one source saying, "That horse has left the barn."The SAVE Act is a sweeping election reform proposal, built largely on the back of Trump's long-debunked claims that immigrants are illegally voting in massive numbers. Among other provisions, the bill would require individ…

Senate Republicans Bench Trump’s Voting Bill

Mark Schiefelbein/APSenate Republicans have sidelined the SAVE America Act, arguing that it shouldn’t be anywhere near the top of the party’s priority list, especially amid the Iran war and growing economic woes.Republican leaders this week were forced to remove the proposal as pending business in the chamber as they shifted gears to pass the budget resolution. That effectively benched the bill — which has been championed by President Donald Tru…