Senate Approaching Recess as Trump Urges Passage of SAVE America Act The Senate is set to go on recess, but President Trump is urging lawmakers to stay and pass the SAVE America Act. The bill requires proof of citizenship and has been met with opposition from Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The Senate is set to go on recess, but President Trump is urging lawmakers to stay and pass the SAVE America Act. The bill requires proof of citizenship and has been met with opposition from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who believes it's not a good use of time. Despite this, some senators are pushing for the bill's passage, with Sen. John Kennedy arguing that people can change their minds. The Senate has already defeated two efforts to adopt the bill, but proponents are trying to block a resolution to go out of session. The Constitution requires each body to hold a brief pro forma session, but the Senate can't greenlight a set of pro formas without the buy-in of all 100 senators.Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has charged 19 defendants in an alleged $4M Philadelphia Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. The left is also grappling with the fallout from a socialist darling's comments on whiteness, with some accusing her of 'weirdo racism.' In other news, a new anonymous staffer review platform is being launched, which could lead to a reckoning for bad bosses on Capitol Hill. Additionally, the battle for the SC Senate seat to replace Lindsey Graham is heating up, with some Republicans questioning the White House's deal. Historian Douglass Wallop has also spoken out against the Smithsonian's shift towards activism, calling it a 'completely different place.