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Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.

Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick. The post Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced. appeared first on The Intercept .

Watch live: Mike Lee gives remarks on SAVE America Act as Senate weighs election reform bill

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Thursday afternoon will give remarks on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as the Senate weighs the sweeping election reform bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote among other measures. Lee earlier this week suggested that his GOP colleagues who did not support forcing…

US Senate prepares to take up debate on restrictive voting bill

<p>Sweeping bill would require proof of US citizenship for new voters passed by House but faces steep odds in Senate</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/17/us-senate-voter-id-donald-trump-iran-hormuz-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email</a></p></li></ul><p>A sweeping restrictive voting bill that would require proof of US citizenship for new voters, among other measures, could be debated in the Senate as early as Tuesday.</p><p>The Save America Act is a rebranded version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility act, or the Save Act, a bill that has been circulating through Congress in some...

"He needs to go": Fetterman's fellow Democrats rage over his vote on Mullin for DHS

<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is under heavy fire from fellow Democrats for casting the deciding vote to advance Sen. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/mullin-scores-committee-approval-to-head-dhs" target="_blank">Markwayne Mullin's</a> (R-Okla.) nomination for DHS Secretary, with some openly calling for his ouster.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The idea of trying to unseat Fetterman is <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/16/john-fetterman-senate-primary-pennsylvania" target="_blank">never far from many Democrats' minds</a>, but rarely has it been discussed so explicitly and so openly.</p><hr><ul><li>"Once again Sen Fetterman shows why he is Trump's favorite Democrat. He needs to go," Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), one of Fetterman's harshest critics, said in a <a href="https://x.com/RepBrendanBoyle/status/2034627682646765588?s=20" target="_blank">post on X</a>.</li><li>Boyle, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee and a rumored potential primary rival to F...

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Americans widely support requiring photo ID to vote, new CBS News poll finds

As the Senate debates the SAVE Act and changes to U.S. voting, a new CBS News poll shows that the idea of needing a photo ID to vote has wide support nationally. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the numbers.