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Chris Stein in Washington

Republicans split on following Trump’s demands for restrictive voting bill

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Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the Secure America Act in the White House in Washington DC on 10 June 2026. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Pool/Aaron Schwartz - Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

Donald Trump has demanded that congressional Republicans get to work on a party-line measure that would ensure defense spending reaches its highest level in decades and also make a likely fruitless attempt to impose a host of new restrictions on voters nationwide.

In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, the president said he was “calling on Republicans in Congress to IMMEDIATELY advance and pass the forthcoming $350 Billion Reconciliation Bill”, which would also include the Save America Act, a rightwing makeover of elections that his allies in Congress have sought to pass for months, without success.

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