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- Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and their shared base of support want to see voter ID legislation become law, but the last barrier is the Senate, where political reality has turned the notion into a pipe dream.
- The GOP’s legislative push to codify more requirements and restrictions surrounding voter registration nearly derailed Congress’ attempt to end the latest partial government shutdown on Tuesday.
- In an unlikely turn of events, like Senate Democrats’ push to save expiring Obamacare subsidies’ during the last funding battle, House Republicans’ desire to attach election integrity legislation, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the Trump-backed package this week bolted the issue back into the zeitgeist.
- SCHUMER NUKES GOP PUSH FOR 'JIM CROW-ERA' VOTER ID LAWS IN TRUMP-BACKED SHUTDOWN PACKAGE Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and the GOP's base want voter ID turned into law, but one barrier stands in the way: the political reality of the Senate.
