FISA and Surveillance Policy

Sen. Thom Tillis announced he is opposed to the House‑passed SAVE America Act and will work to block it, saying Republicans simply adopted White House language without considering state impacts and proposing instead incentives for voter ID and federal oversight of ballot‑harvesting. Senate GOP leaders, led by John Thune, plan a days‑or‑weeks floor “talkathon” to put Democrats on record but will stop short of the formal “talking filibuster” Trump urged, citing fears that a true talking filibuster would invite unlimited Democratic amendments, risk politically damaging votes, and they lack the unity and votes to overcome a filibuster — with Tillis, Lisa Murkowski and objections from others leaving little room for defections.