Capitol agenda: GOP wants to move past the SAVE America Act - Politico

House Republicans threaten to oppose Senate bills until SAVE America Act passes

House Republicans are threatening to oppose all Senate-passed legislation until the upper chamber advances the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a GOP-backed voting requirements bill. “I’ll be voting ‘no’ on all Senate bills – other than DHS funding – until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act,” Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) wrote on…

Trump's SAVE Act push creates new FISA problem for Mike Johnson

<p>President Trump's suggestion that Republicans attach the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/08/trump-wont-sign-bills-save-america-act" target="_blank">SAVE America Act</a> to the must-pass reauthorization of FISA is already complicating one of Congress' most contentious upcoming fights.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Reauthorizing <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/20/senate-reauthorizes-fisa-section-702" target="_blank">Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act</a> is always messy — and it's shaping up to be a major headache for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).</p><hr><ul><li>The House is expected to move first, with GOP leaders eyeing a vote during the upcoming work period so the Senate has time to move before FISA — which allows warrantless wiretapping of non-U.S. citizens overseas — lapses on April 20.</li><li>The House has just 12 session days before that deadline.</li></ul><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>Trump <a href="https://www.axi...

Thune stands firm on SAVE America Act despite Trump pressure

Senate Majority Leader John Thune made clear that an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act faces an unlikely path to passage.

Capitol agenda: Trump’s Doral demands ripple through GOP - Politico

Feds move to dismiss charges against Army veteran who burned American flag near White House - AP News

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America needs a movement to curb billionaires' power | Steven Greenhouse

<p>The country’s 900 billionaires have far too much influence over our government and economy. Here’s how we can reduce the power of the ultra-rich</p><p>Not a day goes by without some news about billionaires throwing their weight around to bend the system in their favor or about politicians giving them tax cuts, government contracts or pardons. In today’s new Gilded Age, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2025/09/10/a-record-500-american-billionaires-are-too-poor-to-make-the-forbes-400/">the 900-plus billionaires in the US</a> have far too much influence over our elections, our economy, our government policies and our news media, and it’s urgent for Americans to create a movement to curb their power in order to preserve what’s left of our democracy and assure we have an economy with some basic fairness.</p><p>It’s deeply troubling that billionaires have far more power in shaping our nation’s politics and policies than do average Americans, whether they’re auto wo...