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Republicans Revolt Against Trump Again With SAVE Act Vote, Spark MAGA Fury
Four Senate Republicans broke ranks on Thursday to thwart an effort to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election overhaul.
Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, and Thom Tillis joined the Democrats to strike down an effort to attach the bill to the nearly $70 billion package geared toward funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
It is yet another blow to the Trump-backed election package, which has been stalled in the Senate for months after the House passed a version of it in February on a near party-line vote.
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If passed, the legislation would require voters to show proof of identity, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote.
The same four Republican senators thwarted the first attempt in April, which was sponsored by Senator John Kennedy.