Mitch McConnell's Sweet Revenge: He's Blocking SAVE Act
Donald Trump is having an extra bad Friday. First, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Then came horrible economic news. Now we hear that Mitch McConnell is intentionally blocking the SAVE America Act, a legislation that Republicans really want to get passed to make it harder for Americans to vote in future elections, including the 2026 midterms.
The New Republic is reporting that McConnell is not allowing the Senate Rules Committee to vote on the SAVE Bill. By preventing the Committee from voting on it, it is unable to move forward - known as "out of committee." The bill is presented as a way to keep elections safe, but in reality, it requires specific forms of ID to vote. And many people, especially women who changed their names due to marriage, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status, are not able to secure those specific forms of ID. Therefore, they would be actively disenfranchised from voting.