Inside the Senate's chaotic all-nighter that left Trump's SAVE America Act on the shelf

The SAVE America Act was punted as Sen. Mike Lee's promised objection to block Senate recess never materialized during the all-night session.

‘Obviously, with the president at his direction, this is what he wants to do’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), President Trump and Senate conservatives reached a deal Friday night to set aside a vote on a budget resolution and defer action on much of the SAVE America Act until after the August recess, settling a fight that had divided Senate Republicans for weeks. Conservative Sens. R

Sixteen Republican state attorneys general are backing President Donald Trump’s call for the Senate to urgently pass a budget resolution, arguing the package would advance election-integrity measures, provide additional resources for the military, and deliver economic assistance to American farmers.