{"id":19237,"date":"2026-07-27T21:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19237"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:54:18","slug":"senate-poised-to-once-again-collapse-into-chaos-over-save-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19237","title":{"rendered":"Senate Poised to Once Again Collapse Into Chaos Over SAVE Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<br><div id=\"article-content\">\n            \n\n\n\n\n<p>President Donald Trump on Monday morning called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to cancel the upper chamber\u2019s lengthy August recess until they pass the SAVE America Act \u2014 the voter suppression bill the president and his MAGA allies have been obsessively pushing Congress to pass for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJohn Thune should not allow the United States\u00a0 Senate to \u201cleave town\u201d until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!\u201d Trump wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116992066632190700\" target=\"_blank\">Truth Social post<\/a>. \u201cThe Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can\u2019t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING &amp; DEATH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trump\u2019s call for the Senate to stay in town and pass the far-right voter suppression bill comes just after one of the bill\u2019s most passionate advocates \u2014 Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) \u2014 called on Thune to cancel the scheduled recess over the weekend.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\nX<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeaderJohnThune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@LeaderJohnThune<\/a>, I hereby object to any effort to put the Senate into recess in August\u2014at least until such time as the Senate has passed the SAVE America Act\u2014and hereby request a roll call vote. <\/p><p>Do not assume you have my consent.<\/p><p>You do not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jyt1lvkmQu\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/jyt1lvkmQu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2081242748401963136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> \n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lawmakers typically use these lengthy recesses to campaign at home. With the upcoming midterm elections and some tough Senate races ahead \u2014 including in Maine, Alaska and Ohio \u2014 senators are banking on using the recess to campaign and connect with voters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But despite that reality, a handful of vocal right-wingers joined in on Lee\u2019s calls.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cI stand with @basedmikelee. I will vote to stay in session unless we have passed the SAVE America Act. The American people expect us to deliver. They deserve secure elections,\u201d Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/2081392321325682702\" target=\"_blank\">chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThe Senate needs to stay in session until we can get the SAVE America Act to the floor and passed,\u201d Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAshleyMoody\/status\/2081556782661488949\" target=\"_blank\">agreed on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how effective the push from the president and the proponents of the bill will be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trump has made calls to end the filibuster before. The proponents of the bill have also called on Thune to use the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/news\/how-right-wing-activists-seemingly-simple-trick-to-pass-the-save-act-could-prove-disastrous\" target=\"_blank\">\u201ctalking filibuster\u201d<\/a> to try and pass the bill. None of them swayed Thune.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even if the Senate stays in session over August, Thune does not have the votes to pass the SAVE America Act in its current form or without blowing up long standing Senate procedures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Majority Leader has said over and over again that he does not have the votes to pass the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last week Thune even called out the White House for their incessant push on the issue.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cInstead of pointing the finger at Republicans, they might think about going after the people who are stopping it on the floor, which is the Democrats. And if there are Republicans that they think are gettable, get on the phone. Let\u2019s get them to yes,\u201d Thune said in response to a comment from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Trump\u2019s \u201cpatience is running out\u201d on the SAVE Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cShe or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes, right?\u201d Thune <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraEWeiss16\/status\/2080325661437137373?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Thune mentioned, not all Senate Republicans are on board with passing the voter suppression bill. Earlier this month, Sen. 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