President Trump is publicly pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August recess and keep lawmakers in Washington to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and eliminate the filibuster. The Wall Street Journal editorial board opposed removing the filibuster.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that President Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is "running out" over failure to pass the SAVE America Act. Thune bristled at the criticism and responded sharply to Leavitt.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced insufficient votes to advance a $95 billion House budget resolution for reconciliation. President Trump pressured Thune to move the framework before August recess amid disputes over war funding and the SAVE Act.