Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump’s demands for voting bill
Senators will try again in September after the bill failed to clear the chamber without enough Republican support or Democratic votes.
- Senate Republicans departed for summer recess, ending a standoff over President Donald Trump's demand to abolish the legislative filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill.
- For weeks, Trump pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune to abandon the 60-vote threshold, but the SAVE America Act lacked sufficient support among the slim Republican majority, who resisted changing the chamber's rules.
- Following a late-night call with the president, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Mike Lee, and Sen. Rick Scott announced an alternative plan: attaching voting bill elements to a broader budget package for the Pentagon when the Senate returns in September.
- During the 20-hour session, Thune confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche, passed Russian sanctions, and approved a government funding package, despite managing a slim majority with Sen. Mitch McConnell absent.
- The standoff illustrates Trump's ongoing struggle to master the Senate, where established rules and slim margins continue to constrain his legislative agenda despite his de facto speaker ambitions.
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Trump defied by GOP Senators who render beloved bill 'effectively dead': reports
A bill that President Donald Trump has been pushing hard to get passed before the midterm elections is "effectively dead," according to multiple reports.Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis wrote on X Saturday that the SAVE America Act "isn't going to pass before the August recess. It's effectively dead for the midterm elections."The SAVE America Act would require states to look for noncitizen voters and force voters to confirm U.S. citizenship when…
US Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill
US Senators concluded their session early Saturday after a significant legislative deadlock. President Trump's strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill did not advance as planned. Republican senators discussed an alternative plan to revisit voting bill elements later. Key priorities, including attorney general confirmation and sanctions, were successfully passed. The Senate ultimately adjourned for the summer recess as planned.
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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump’s demands for voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Donald Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess.
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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill
Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill.
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