Overview
- In a speech to House Republicans, President Trump urged members to "insist" on voter ID, gave the SAVE Act his "total endorsement," and warned he could be impeached if Republicans lose the midterms.
- Republican allies quickly amplified the effort, with Sens. Mike Lee and Tommy Tuberville and Rep. Byron Donalds praising the bill, and Elon Musk posting that voter ID is essential.
- The SAVE Act would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, passed the House in 2025, and remains a longshot in the narrowly divided Senate.
- Democrats oppose the measure as voter suppression, and Sen. Chuck Schumer has said it is dead on arrival under the chamber’s 60-vote threshold.
- In California, organizers said they have secured enough signatures to put a voter ID initiative on the November ballot, underscoring intensifying state-level battles over election rules.