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Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to block an attempt to advance the SAVE America Act, a Trump-backed election measure. The SAVE America Act, championed by Donald Trump, seeks stricter voter ID requirements using documents such as passports or birth certificates.
A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.
After a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.
President Donald Trump needs a court to bail out his ballroom project if Congress won't do it.
House passage is the last step before President Donald Trump can sign the measure into law.
Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to kill the SAVE Act voter ID amendment for a second time, blocking it from the budget reconciliation package.
Sahil Kapur previews the road ahead for congressional Republicans’ next reconciliation bill.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for reelection, and Democrats have been increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the seat in recent months.
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent endorses Mark Lynch, a candidate challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina GOP U.S. Senate primary.