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Trump’s Election Push Hits Senate Wall | Spokane News
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing the SAVE America Act — a plan to federalize elections — through a military funding bill using reconciliation, a tactic Trump backs as his top priority. But the Senate parliamentarian has already blocked it, ruling it doesn’t qualify under reconciliation rules. Senate GOP leader John Thune is stuck between Trump’s pressure and Senate rules he can’t override. This signals a troubling shift: Trump’s inner circle is now more willing to ignore constitutional limits, even as checks and balances, like the parliamentarian’s role, remain a major obstacle. With…
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