Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it

Elections Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it June 25, 20265:00 AM ET Ashley Lopez A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood as New Yorkers head to the polls on June 23 in New York City. Laura Brett/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Laura Brett/Getty Images President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate. On Wednesday, Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at bringing down housing costs, saying he would only sign it after Congress approved the SAVE America Act. Politics Trump cancels plans to sign housing bill, in latest sign of tension with his party This move wasn't entirely surprising because Trump has been saying for months that he won't sign any bill until the SAVE America Act is passed. His obsession with the SAVE America Act has already scuttled the reauthorization of a surveillance tool and nearly ruined GOP efforts to increase immigration enforcement spending. The SAVE America Act currently doesn't have the needed 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster – and Republican leaders are reluctant to get rid of the filibuster to pass the bill, as Trump has suggested. Sponsor Message A big reason Trump has been obsessed with getting the SAVE America Act sent to his desk for signature ahead of what could be a pretty bruising midterms for the GOP, is that he believes it would ensure that Republicans never lose another election for at least 50 years. Much of this belief is based on false claims that Democrats only win elections because of noncitizen participation in elections, which according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, and many experts, is extremely rare. But the president's case for the SAVE America Act is rooted in this misinformation. Here's what's in it: 1. It requires proof of citizenship to regis...