Frustrated by filibuster, Trump and MAGA allies eye nuking it to pass SAVE America Act
Democracy Docket • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump and his Senate MAGA allies are pushing to eliminate the filibuster entirely to pass the SAVE America Act, which includes strict voter ID and citizenship verification requirements.
- The Senate has struggled to advance the bill due to Democratic opposition and Republican focus on ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with attempts to use reconciliation facing criticism.
- Some prominent Republican senators, including John Thune, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Lisa Murkowski, oppose eliminating the filibuster or the bill itself, citing potential political and practical drawbacks.
- The SAVE America Act, passed by the House in February, would impose stringent voter roll purges and require states to share registration data with DHS, while also including Trump’s demands on mail-in ballots, transgender athletes, and gender-affirming care.
- The Senate is approaching a two-week Easter recess, with some Republicans resisting calls to cancel it despite ongoing legislative stalemates over DHS funding and the SAVE America Act.
