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Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to begin debate on the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election overhaul backed by President Donald Trump, setting up what leaders in both parties expect to be a prolonged and contentious fight on the Senate floor. The procedural vote passed 51-48, with Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, …

As the SAVE America Act remains stalled in the United States Senate, Republican-led states are moving ahead with their own versions of the voting restrictions at the center of the federal proposal. Lawmakers in at least a dozen states have advanced legislation this year requiring residents to provide proof of …

Senate Republicans plan to launch a lengthy floor debate next week on legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to vote, an effort to show Donald Trump they are serious about advancing the bill even though it currently lacks enough support to pass. John Thune, the Senate majority leader, announced Thursday …

John Thune, the Senate majority leader, said Monday that Republicans will not change Senate rules to push through the SAVE America Act, despite mounting pressure from Donald Trump to deliver the election overhaul legislation to his desk. When asked whether Republicans would attempt to weaken or eliminate the Senate filibuster …

The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that would require the public to produce a passport or birth certificate in most cases to register to vote, less than a year out from November midterm elections. The 218-213 vote split mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, breaking …

The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, legislation that would impose strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots in federal elections, a move Democrats warn would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The bill would require Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship …

The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed election bill pending in Congress, would impose new federal requirements on voter registration and voting in federal elections. Supporters frame the measure as a way to prevent noncitizens from voting — something that has long been illegal under federal law. A closer look at …