Senate GOP eyes blame game as Trump-backed SAVE Act heads for defeat

Senate GOP eyes blame game as Trump-backed SAVE Act heads for defeat

Thune tees up SAVE America Act for a vote next week, but won't launch the talking filibuster

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plans to put the SAVE America Act on the floor next week, but won't turn to the talking filibuster to pass the legislation. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 3, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)