Thune Pushes Back As GOP Splits Over SAVE Act Recess

Thune Pushes Back As GOP Splits Over SAVE Act Recess

Thune pushed back on Trump's demand to cancel the August recess over the SAVE America Act, as Senate Republicans split with some opposing any break.

Can The SAVE Act Be Saved

Let’s put renewed pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The Senate has been back from vacation since April 13, but he hasn’t spent one minute on the SAVE America Act. Remember, the Senate can pass the bill without 60 votes and without changing the rules. It’s simple but strenuous: Assemble all Republicans on the...

Trump, frustrated by reality, takes it out on Thune.

Our Sen. John Thune is having a time of it these days. Thune, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, has been having a no luck getting the SAVE America Act through the Senate, and the bill’s frustrated political paramour President Trump is taking it out on Thune.The project that Trump is pushing so hard is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. It’s a proposal that requires documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register …