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- Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) faced pressure from President Donald Trump to pass the SAVE America Act.
- South Dakota GOP chairman Jim Eschenbaum urged Thune to push harder for the voting-eligibility bill.
- Thune replied he is only one vote and cannot force colleagues to support the measure.
- Talk of a primary challenge surfaced against Thune.
- Thune is expected to secure Senate-leader support after the midterms.