Republicans Demand Inclusion of SAVE Act in DHS Funding Bill—What to Know

After President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a government funding measure to end a partial government shutdown, funding clashes still lie ahead—this time, centered entirely around the contents of a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Republicans are escalating their calls to include the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—a bill intended to require voter ID and reduce voter fraud in federal elections—in the final funding package for DHS. Trump has expressed support for the measure, calling for voter ID laws to be included in the package. The president has also called for the federal government to “nationalize” or “take over” elections if states cannot run them “legally and honestly.”...