Senate Ditches Town Early For Two-Week Recess As Save America Act Remains On Ice
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Senate Ditches Town Early For Two-Week Recess As Save America Act Remains On Ice
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Nicole Silverio
Capitol Hill Reporter
June 25, 2026
10:17 AM ET
June 25, 2026 10:17 AM ET
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The Senate left early for their two-week recess Wednesday without a single senator objecting or blocking the adjournment.
The senators left just one day after a heated lunch with President Donald Trump, who confronted them over the passage of a concurrent war powers resolution while the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act languished. Any senator could have objected or blocked the adjournment, though no one did.
Trump pressured senators to pass the SAVE America Act, though Republican leadership insisted they did not have the votes. Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama suggested cancelling the recess to pass the legislation.
“We should be doing everything we can to pass the SAVE America Act. Cancel recess. Nuke the filibuster. WHATEVER IT TAKES,” Tuberville said on X. (RELATED: Lawmakers Can’t Be Bothered To Work One Extra Day As Unfinished Business Piles Up)
“Whatever it takes. That’s what we need,” Lee replied.
Whatever it takes
That’s what we need https://t.co/VGaRHjEXbD
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) June 23, 2026
The SAVE America Act would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship and show identification before voting.
The offices of Lee, Tuberville, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.
Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds railed against the Senate for not passing the SAVE America Act.
“The Senate sucks, I’m just gonna come out and say it, they suck,” Donalds said. “This is not hard. 80% of the American people want the SAVE America Act to pass. Not 80% of Republicans, 80% of the American people. And the only organization that refused to act is the United States Senate. Everyone else is saying this is common sense, we should do common sense things. Let’s make sure that only Americans are voting in our elections. Makes sense, right? Let’s protect the franchise of the American people, let’s make sure that the people who are sent to Washington are being voted on by Americans … And what is happening in the U.S. Senate is laziness and quite frankly, it’s disgusting.”
During the lunch, Trump sparred with Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy over the Iran war and confronted Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick over his absence during the passage of the war powers resolution. Cassidy and Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul reversed their votes on a war powers resolution introduced by Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine during a Wednesday vote, with Cassidy voting “no” and Paul voting “present.”
🚨🚨 Trump says they had a “great meeting” and made clear there were some senators he did not like.
He did not name names. @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/49VhGjBE5E
— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) June 24, 2026
Trump cancelled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Wednesday because the Senate did not pass the SAVE America Act. Some House Republicans, including Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, threatened to oppose all floor action until the SAVE America Act was passed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson planned to meet with Trump Thursday to diffuse the tension, a source familiar told the DCNF.
The 119th Congress took roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
