Trump presses voting overhaul as House GOP touts pocketbook priorities

President Trump urged expanding a strict national voter-ID framework to ban mail ballots and restrict transgender rights, claiming it would guarantee the midterms under his rebranded Save America Act. Meanwhile, House Republicans at their ideas conference prioritized tax cuts, energy independence and affordability, signaling a gap between Trump’s voting-bill push and the GOP’s traditional economics agenda. With Trump threatening to withhold support for other legislation until the voting bill advances, the path to passage remains rocky in a polarized Congress, even as inflation and pocketbook issues dominate voters’ concerns.