Trump's SAVE Act Plan for Midterms Is Slipping Away
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this week that Republicans “don’t have the votes” to pass the SAVE America Act.
President Donald Trump’s push to pass sweeping election legislation ahead of the 2026 midterms has stalled in the Senate, with Republicans now openly acknowledging that the votes needed to advance the bill are not there.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this week that Republicans “don’t have the votes” to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and photo ID to cast ballots, and that "it's not something we can get done absent having an election and electing more Republicans."
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