Trump Holds Washington Hostage over SAVE Act as Midterm Clock Ticks on GOP Control

Trump holds Washington hostage over SAVE Act as midterm clock ticks on GOP control

President Donald Trump is turning the stalled SAVE America Act into a leverage fight on Capitol Hill, tying the bill to unrelated Republican priorities as the party races to use its congressional majorities before the midterms.The fight now stretches across defense spending, housing legislation, Senate primary politics and the filibuster, as Trump pushes Republicans to move the stalled elections bill before the party’s midterm window narrows.The…

Trump Holds the Line for SAVE America Act, Won’t Back Spending Until it is Passed

Not much of consequence gets done in Washington. Never has. Legislators on both sides would rather cut ribbons on feel-good bills than wrestle with the foundational issues that actually shape the country’s future. Election integrity has been one of those issues for years — talked about constantly, addressed never. But someone in the Oval Office...

We’re Conservative Republicans. The SAVE Act Is a Mistake

President Donald Trump holds a printed copy of a post from his Truth Social account about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on June 4, 2026. —Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s recent refusal to sign a broadly bipartisan housing bill unless Congress first passes the SAVE America Act once again pushed his voting bill back into the center of na…