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Senate Adjourns After 20-Hour Session, SAVE, ID Bills Fail

8/9/2026

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Senate adjourned Saturday, August 7, 2026, after a 20-hour session failed to pass President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act and a voting-ID bill; it passed on a voice vote.
Senate Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general and funded the government through December.
Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will try to add voting-ID provisions to a GOP budget package in September.

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Senate adjourned Saturday, August 7, 2026, after a 20-hour session failed to pass President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act and a voting-ID bill; it passed on a voice vote.
Senate Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general and funded the government through December.
Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will try to add voting-ID provisions to a GOP budget package in September.