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The Jackpod: Two Cheers for the Filibuster
The bill would impose strict in-person proof-of-citizenship requirements and could disenfranchise millions lacking acceptable ID, with only a 13% chance of Senate passage, analysts say.
- Yesterday, February 19, 2026, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate will take up the SAVE Act for a vote next week, after the House passed it on Feb. 11, 2026.
- The SAVE America Act would require in-person documentary proof of citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, for new or re-registering federal-election registrants and narrows acceptable photo IDs as amended to include President Donald Trump’s demands.
- Practical barriers such as delays obtaining birth certificates would complicate compliance, with critics warning the SAVE Act could disenfranchise 21 million Americans, disproportionately affecting married women and people who changed names, the Brennan Center for Justice says.
- Under current rules, the SAVE Act needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, but Senate aides report roughly 50 votes, and Senate Democrats vowed on Feb. 15 to block it, while President Donald Trump vowed on Feb. 19 to pass it `one way or another`.
- Policymakers and markets note the bill would eliminate many voter registration methods and currently has low odds of becoming law, with Polymarket and Kalshi betting markets assigning about 13% chance ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Trump Demands End to Mail-In Voting in “SAVE America Act” Push — Calls for Filibuster Fight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to go all-in on what he’s calling the “SAVE America Act,” and he put the central message in all caps: end mail-in ballots. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. should have “NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS” ,allowing them only in limited cases such as illness, disability, [...] The post Trump Demands End to Mail-In Voting in “SAVE America Act” Push — Calls for Filibuster Fight appeared first on…
The Jackpod: Two cheers for the filibuster
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the threat to voting rights posed by the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint
Trump threatens to pass new election bill 'one way or another'
President Donald Trump is vowing that the controversial SAVE America Act voter ID bill will pass into law, "one way or another.""We are going to have the Save America Act, one way or the other, after approval by Congress through the very proper use of the Filibuster or, at minimum, by a Talking Filibuster, à la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,'" he wrote on Truth Social on Thursday.The legislation, which narrowly passed the House, is currently sit…
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The HeartlanderHouse Republicans Pressure Senate to Force Vote On SAVE America Act
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | February 18, 2026 A group of House Republicans, accustomed to pressuring their own chamber’s leadership, is now publicly calling for the Senate to use a “talking filibuster” in order to pass voter identification legislation. “I don’t think the votes are there [in the Senate] to eliminate the filibuster, but they might be there to actually force the Democrats to do what’s called the ‘talking filibuster,’ whi…
Trump Dares Dems To Bring Back Talking Filibuster On VoterID
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump vowed that the SAVE Act will get through the Senate “one way or another,” and Democrats will need to take a page from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” if they want to fight it. “We are going to have the Save America Act, one way or the other, after approval by Congress through the very proper use of the Filibuster or, at minimum, by a Talking Filibuster, à la Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Trump wrote o…
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