Trump, 3 GOP Senators Tell John Thune To Keep Senate Open Until SAVE ACT Is Passed
Lee said he would object to an August recess until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act.

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TAP FOR WHYThe Daily Caller is an established national political outlet with identifiable authors and regular reporting, but it has a pronounced partisan orientation and does not have the institutional standing of a newspaper of record. The article attributes statements to named officials and their public posts.
- Source type — An established national political outlet, though partisan in orientation.
- Author attribution — The article names an author and attributes statements to the officials who made them.
- Editorial standards — Provides straightforward political reporting, but the outlet's partisan character warrants some caution.
The article includes direct quotes and attributed public statements, and identifies the relevant Senate and House developments. It offers little context on the bill or competing views from its opponents, and relies heavily on statements from Republicans advocating passage.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives several Republican supporters' arguments and includes Thune's reported view that the votes are lacking and Tillis's opposition to the strategy. It does not include a perspective from Democrats or other opponents of the legislation.
- Source diversity — Multiple Republican voices appear, but no Democratic or outside opposing perspective is included.
- Counterarguments presented — Thune's vote-count concern and Tillis's criticism of the effort provide limited counterpoints.
- Loaded language — The narration is largely neutral, although Trump's quoted post uses insulting language.
The report is mostly written in a conventional news style, but it presents the bill as an election-integrity measure and gives substantial space to Republicans urging its passage without including a supporter of the Senate's current approach or an opposing perspective.
- Source selection — The reported statements primarily come from Republicans who support passing the measure.
- Language tone — The article's narration is mostly factual, though it repeats the supporters' election-integrity framing.
- Omission — No opposing case for the bill or response from its opponents is presented.
Donald Trump and Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Rick Scott and Ashley Moody urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the Senate in session until it passes the SAVE America Act. The calls come as Thune has said Republicans lack the votes to pass the measure.
Trump and the three senators called for the Senate to remain in session until it passes the SAVE America Act. Lee said he would object to an August recess and requested a roll-call vote; Scott and Moody also said they would support staying in session until the bill passes. Trump additionally called for ending the filibuster.
Thune has repeatedly said there are not enough votes to pass the act. Sen. Thom Tillis called efforts to pass it a “waste of time,” while House Republicans opposed a rule related to attaching it to other legislation and later passed a rule to attach it to an appropriations measure.
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SWIPE →Senator urging the Senate to stay in session until it passes the SAVE America Act
Senator urging the Senate to stay in session until it passes the SAVE America Act
Moody's version of this story ↗President urging the Senate to stay in session and pass the SAVE America Act
Trump's version of this story ↗Senator urging the Senate to stay in session until it passes the SAVE America Act
Scott's version of this story ↗Senator who previously suggested canceling a July recess
Senate majority leader being urged to keep the Senate in session
Representative who voted against a House rule related to the SAVE America Act
Senator who criticized efforts to pass the SAVE America Act
Representative who voted against a House rule related to the SAVE America Act
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8 OUTLETSMike Lee said he would oppose an August recess until the Senate passed the SAVE America Act and requested a roll-call vote. Center outlets present Lee’s move as contested, including praise and criticism that his social-media post was not an official Senate action. Right-leaning outlets frame the push as advancing election integrity and generally portray Lee and his allies’ effort favorably, with some criticism of John Thune.
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