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Trump to Senate: Cancel August recess

Thune said the SAVE America Act lacked the votes to advance and ruled out ending the legislative filibuster.

Trump to Senate: Cancel August recess
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President Donald Trump urged the Senate to remain in Washington until it passes the SAVE America Act and called for ending the legislative filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the bill lacks the votes to advance and that Republicans will not end the filibuster. Must citations arrays only, no ids in prose. Remove ids.

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump's demand that the Senate stay in session

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President urging the Senate to cancel its August recess and pass the SAVE America Act

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who said he would vote to keep the Senate in session until the bill passed

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who criticized the SAVE America Act

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative urging the Senate not to recess and to pass the SAVE America Act

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who said he would remain in Washington if there were productive work

Cynthia M. Lummis
R · WY · SEN

Senator who favored working weekends to try to pass the bill

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator who objected to beginning the Senate's August recess before passage of the SAVE America Act

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Trump Urges Senate to Stay in Session to Pass SAVE America Act

Donald Trump urged the Senate to stay in session until it passes the SAVE America Act, while Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans lack the votes to advance it and rejected ending the filibuster. Left-leaning outlets frame the demand as pressure over voting rights and highlight backlash against Republicans who resist. Center outlets focus on the vote constraints and whether staying in session could create a path to passage. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump’s push to pass the bill, with some portraying Thune’s caution as a failure to deliver.

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