Thune Throws Cold Water on Trump’s Latest Voter ID Bill Threat

March 9, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC

Senate Majority Leader John Thune cast major doubt on the prospect of using a procedural maneuver to get a package of voting reforms passed despite a fresh threat from President Donald Trump.

“It is way more complicated, I think, than what a lot of people believe,” Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday about a proposal to reimagine Senate rules for the voting bill, the SAVE America Act. He said Republicans continue to have conversations about it.

Trump escalated his push to change election rules before the 2026 midterms by threatening to withhold his signature on bills until Congress passes stricter federal ...

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