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Republicans pressure Thune to change rules for Trump’s voter ID bill
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Republican Senate majority leader John Thune came under renewed pressure last night to change the rules to force a vote on the Save America Act, a sprawling bill that would upend elections for American voters during the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump delivered a clear message on Thune’s behalf to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday:
He needs to be a leader.
The comments came after the president said he would not sign any other legislation until the Save America Act was on his desk to sign. And Trump has the support of many in his party as he tries to push through the changes.
Texas senator John Cornyn openly supports changing filibuster rules To help pass the bill. He suggested bringing back a “talking filibuster,” where senators would have to take the floor to block legislation.
Meanwhile, the Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson calls for trial vote on fraudHe argued that this would force Democrats to “go on the record.” He added that Republicans should consider repealing the rule if Democrats don’t help pass the bill.
He said:
I have colleagues who don’t believe the Democrats will actually do this just because two of them held out last time. [two] Those expelled from their party
So let’s put these on the record. Come on —-[make the] First, vote, ‘let’s end the banditry’ and see what they do.
Thune, of South Dakota, said he plans to put the bill to a vote next week, but that would mean it would fail; He doesn’t have the 60 votes to get around the filibuster rule and vote the bill directly, and filibustering is not a viable option.
While the House has approved one version of the bill, the Senate has no vote because it would need 60 votes to advance due to the filibuster rule.
Provisions of the Save America Act include: Requirement to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship (such as a passport or birth certificate) to register to vote; voter ID requirement to vote; banning states from registering people to vote unless they provide such documentation at registration; requirements for states to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered; a demand that states turn over their electors to the federal government; and allowing private parties to sue election officials if anyone registers to vote without presenting proof of citizenship, among possible criminal penalties.
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Republicans pressure Thune to change rules for Trump’s voter ID bill
Hello, welcome to the US politics live blog.
Republican Senate majority leader John Thune came under renewed pressure last night to change the rules to force a vote on the Save America Act, a sprawling bill that would upend elections for American voters during the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump delivered a clear message on Thune’s behalf to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday:
He needs to be a leader.
The comments came after the president said he would not sign any other legislation until the Save America Act was on his desk to sign. And Trump has the support of many in his party as he tries to push through the changes.
Texas senator John Cornyn openly supports changing filibuster rules To help pass the bill. He suggested bringing back a “talking filibuster,” where senators would have to take the floor to block legislation.
Meanwhile, the Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson calls for trial vote on fraudHe argued that this would force Democrats to “go on the record.” He added that Republicans should consider repealing the rule if Democrats don’t help pass the bill.
He said:
I have colleagues who don’t believe the Democrats will actually do this just because two of them held out last time. [two] Those expelled from their party
So let’s put these on the record. Come on —-[make the] First, vote, ‘let’s end the banditry’ and see what they do.
Thune, of South Dakota, said he plans to put the bill to a vote next week, but that would mean it would fail; He doesn’t have the 60 votes to get around the filibuster rule and vote the bill directly, and filibustering is not a viable option.
While the House has approved one version of the bill, the Senate has no vote because it would need 60 votes to advance due to the filibuster rule.
Provisions of the Save America Act include: Requirement to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship (such as a passport or birth certificate) to register to vote; voter ID requirement to vote; banning states from registering people to vote unless they provide such documentation at registration; requirements for states to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered; a demand that states turn over their electors to the federal government; and allowing private parties to sue election officials if anyone registers to vote without presenting proof of citizenship, among possible criminal penalties.
In other developments:
-
Donald Trump The war against Iran, which he launched from his Florida beach club, is going so well that “most people” on the cable news channels he consulted for information say it’s already won, he insisted to protesters.
-
At a political rally in Kentucky, the president urged voters to get rid of the election. Thomas MassieThe Republican congressman co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the Justice Department to release investigative files on late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom Trump socialized for nearly two decades.
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The US bombed a girls’ primary school in Iran, killing at least 175 people, most of them girls between the ages of 7 and 12. According to the New York Times.
-
Joe Roganpodcaster and host approved Donald Trump said in 2024 that US military strikes against Venezuela and Iran on Trump’s orders were a betrayal of voters who were persuaded to oppose wars for regime change.
-
as video roaming online As he showed oil tankers full of Iraqi oil ablaze in the Persian Gulf following reported attacks by Iran, Trump assured his supporters in Hebron, Kentucky, that the war against Iran was long over and “we won.”
