Thune Braces for Filibuster Fire in Battle Over the SAVE Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces intense GOP pressure to deploy a talking filibuster against the SAVE America Act, but says the math to make it work isn’t there and plans to bring the bill to the floor next week without altering Senate rules, even as Trump backs the effort and hard-right allies push the tactic. The intra-party clash, led by Sen. Mike Lee and other MAGA supporters, risks a protracted fight that could complicate midterm politics and complicate noncitizen voting debates.