Reporter’s Notebook: GOP pushes election security bill despite slim odds, as Trump pressure looms

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP pushes election security bill despite slim odds, as Trump pressure looms

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the SAVE America Act debate is worth having even if Democrats aren't won over

Attendees listen to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaking at an "Only Citizens Vote" bus tour rally on passing the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks during a campaign event at Desaki restaurant on Nov. 2, 2024, in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania. McCormick is running against incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., in one of the country's most expensive and closely watched Senate races. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Ala., panned conservatives' and President Donald Trump's desire to pass voter ID laws, and likened the push to one made by congressional Democrats years ago. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., panned Senate Democrats for their resistance to a government funding extension, and blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for trying to appease his "far Left" base with threats of a shutdown. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images)