White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the Senate for inaction on the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill, stating President Trump's patience is "running out." This prompted pushback from Republican senators John Thune, John Cornyn, and Thom Tillis, who cited a lack of votes.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise used an Olive Garden pasta pass as an analogy to argue for the SAVE America Act, a GOP bill requiring photo ID for new voters. Democrats oppose it as voter suppression, while some Senate Republicans also express skepticism, making its passage unlikely in the Senate.
President Trump allowed a significant housing bill to become law without his signature, protesting Congress's failure to pass voter ID legislation. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act aims to lower housing costs and marks a rare bipartisan achievement.
Despite broad bipartisan support and praise from Democrats and Republicans, President Trump refused to sign the "21st Century Road to Housing Act," a significant housing bill. He cited the Senate's failure to pass the "SAVE America Act" voter ID bill as his reason, stating he would only sign the housing bill if the voter ID bill was also passed. The housing bill, aimed at making homeownership more affordable by encouraging homebuilding, will automatically become law if Trump does not veto it by midnight ET.
President Trump's influence over Senate Republicans is tested as legislative priorities clash. A bipartisan housing bill faces a potential veto, while stalled FISA reauthorization and a key nomination highlight the growing friction.
President Trump unexpectedly canceled a housing bill signing, delaying a temporary ban on a Fed-issued digital dollar. He conditioned his signature on Congress passing the SAVE America Act, an elections bill requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, frustrating lawmakers.
The U.S. House passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving housing affordability by boosting supply and curbing corporate investors. However, President Trump threatened to cancel the signing ceremony unless Congress also passes a strict voter ID bill, casting uncertainty over the legislation's future.
President Trump postponed Jay Clayton's confirmation as DNI, keeping Bill Pulte as acting DNI. Trump linked Clayton's approval to passage of surveillance and voter ID legislation.
President Trump threatened to keep housing executive Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence indefinitely unless senators pass his voter ID bill and confirm James McDonald as a top federal prosecutor. Trump's demands have jeopardized the reauthorization of FISA and the confirmation of Jay Clayton for DNI.
President Trump unexpectedly delayed Jay Clayton's nomination for U.S. intelligence chief, linking it to a voter-identification bill and James McDonald's approval as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Trump also tied FISA renewal to his 'Save America Act'.
Donald Trump demanded the Save America voter ID bill be attached to the FISA Section 702 renewal, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated the Senate GOP would proceed without it, highlighting a rift between the President and Senate Republicans.
Benji, a 50-year-old man born in Kerala into loss and raised in an orphanage, found a home with the Baral family in Kolkata's Beleghata in 1999. After years of persuasion, he obtained a voter ID and voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, during the Election Commission's Special Intervention Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials rejected his claim that octogenarian Padmarani Baral is his guardian, citing lack of documentary proof of their relationship. With no records of his biological parents, his name was deleted from the rolls, leaving him stranded between identity and proof.
California voters will decide in November on a measure requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and identification at polling places. The Republican-backed proposal, which gathered enough petition signatures to qualify, aims to strengthen election confidence in the nation's most populous state with over 23 million registered voters. California is currently among 14 states and D.C. that do not require voter ID. Opponents argue the requirements would make voting more difficult for elderly, disabled, and those without driver's licenses.
