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Trump Pushes SAVE Act; Senate Rejects Amendment 48-50.
4/26/2026
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- U.S. President Donald Trump used Truth Social to demand passage of the SAVE America Act, calling its defeat a threat to his party.
- The Senate rejected an amendment to attach the SAVE America Act to a reconciliation bill by a 48-50 vote.
- Senators Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins voted with every Democrat against the amendment while DNC Chair Ken Martin warned it signals an assault on voting rights.
