Trump to speak on elections as sources say he'll raise allegations about China
President Trump is giving a primetime address on elections tonight, as he remains focused on the 2020 race.
Updated on: July 16, 2026 / 7:29 PM EDT / CBS News
Mr. Trump has made the SAVE America Act his top legislative priority. The president and his allies in Congress have held other items on the GOP's agenda hostage over Senate Republicans' inability to pass the voting regulations bill.
The bill would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots, which critics have warned would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
The SAVE America Act would require voters to show proof in person of U.S. citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote in federal elections. The measure also has a requirement that voters show a photo ID to cast a ballot. The photo ID must also contain proof of citizenship, according to the measure.
The House has passed various versions of the legislation and has vowed to attach it to other must-pass measures before sending them to the Senate. However, the voting regulations bill lacks even a simple majority of support in the upper chamber.
Mr. Trump also wants to add other Republican priorities to the measure, like bans on mail-in voting and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.